diff --git a/libavformat/smjpegenc.c b/libavformat/smjpegenc.c
index 6dbc286102..13095bc23d 100644
--- a/libavformat/smjpegenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/smjpegenc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int smjpeg_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             avio_wl32(pb, SMJPEG_SND);
             avio_wb32(pb, 8);
             avio_wb16(pb, codec->sample_rate);
-            avio_w8(pb, av_get_bits_per_sample(codec->codec_id));
+            avio_w8(pb, codec->bits_per_coded_sample);
             avio_w8(pb, codec->channels);
             avio_wl32(pb, tag);
             avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 32, 1, 1000);