diff --git a/libavcodec/h261dec.c b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
index 17abc64a60..186fe9a651 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h261dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int h261_decode_gob_header(H261Context *h){
 
     if(s->qscale==0) {
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "qscale has forbidden 0 value\n");
-        if (s->avctx->err_recognition & AV_EF_BITSTREAM)
+        if (s->avctx->err_recognition & (AV_EF_BITSTREAM | AV_EF_COMPLIANT))
             return -1;
     }