diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.c b/libswscale/swscale.c
index 35015df78e..f3afb16695 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.c
@@ -2741,7 +2741,6 @@ int sws_scale(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
             c->pal_yuv[i]= y + (u<<8) + (v<<16);
             c->pal_rgb[i]= b + (g<<8) + (r<<16);
         }
-        src2[1]= (uint8_t*)c->pal_yuv;
     }
 
     // copy strides, so they can safely be modified
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale_template.c b/libswscale/swscale_template.c
index e96263b6b6..4d8a4434ee 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale_template.c
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ static int RENAME(swScale)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int s
     const int chrSrcSliceY= srcSliceY >> c->chrSrcVSubSample;
     const int chrSrcSliceH= -((-srcSliceH) >> c->chrSrcVSubSample);
     int lastDstY;
-    uint32_t *pal=NULL;
+    uint32_t *pal=c->pal_yuv;
 
     /* vars which will change and which we need to store back in the context */
     int dstY= c->dstY;
@@ -2936,7 +2936,6 @@ static int RENAME(swScale)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int s
     int lastInChrBuf= c->lastInChrBuf;
 
     if (isPacked(c->srcFormat)){
-        pal= (uint32_t *)src[1];
         src[0]=
         src[1]=
         src[2]= src[0];