diff --git a/libavcodec/pixlet.c b/libavcodec/pixlet.c
index d031305155..ccfd267557 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pixlet.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pixlet.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int read_high_coeffs(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *src, int16_t *dst, i
             j = 0;
             dst += stride;
         }
-        state += (int64_t)d * yflag - (d * state >> 8);
+        state += (int64_t)d * yflag - ((int64_t)(d * (uint64_t)state) >> 8);
 
         flag = 0;