diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.h b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
index 654f259463..ed8c8fcdd1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.h
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static inline int get_bits_count(GetBitContext *s){
 static inline void skip_bits_long(GetBitContext *s, int n){
     OPEN_READER(re, s)
     re_bit_count += n;
-    re_buffer_ptr += s->bit_count>>5;
+    re_buffer_ptr += re_bit_count>>5;
     re_bit_count &= 31;
     re_cache0 = be2me_32( re_buffer_ptr[-1] ) << re_bit_count;
     re_cache1 = 0;