diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
index 0f6364f14a..e2a0fc98de 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static inline int msmpeg4_pred_dc(MpegEncContext * s, int n,
     b = dc_val[ - 1 - wrap];
     c = dc_val[ - wrap];
     
-    if(s->first_slice_line && (n&2)==0){
+    if(s->first_slice_line && (n&2)==0 && s->msmpeg4_version!=4){
         b=c=1024;
     }