diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
index 2393da7c04..d6de1f7b53 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void ff_compute_band_indexes(MPADecodeContext *s, GranuleDef *g)
             else
                 g->long_end = 6;
 
-            g->short_start = 2 + (s->sample_rate_index != 8);
+            g->short_start = 3;
         } else {
             g->long_end    = 0;
             g->short_start = 0;