diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
index 9b19841a11..89b983f59d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ enum OutputFormat {
 #define MAX_FCODE 7
 #define MAX_MV 2048
 
-#define MAX_THREADS 8
+#define MAX_THREADS 16
 
 #define MAX_PICTURE_COUNT 32