diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
index d958b962a1..b5f1587178 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int ff_mpv_frame_size_alloc(MpegEncContext *s, int linesize)
     FF_ALLOCZ_OR_GOTO(s->avctx, s->edge_emu_buffer, alloc_size * 2 * 24,
                       fail);
 
-    FF_ALLOCZ_OR_GOTO(s->avctx, s->me.scratchpad, alloc_size * 2 * 16 * 2,
+    FF_ALLOCZ_OR_GOTO(s->avctx, s->me.scratchpad, alloc_size * 2 * 16 * 3,
                       fail)
     s->me.temp         = s->me.scratchpad;
     s->rd_scratchpad   = s->me.scratchpad;