diff --git a/libavcodec/common.c b/libavcodec/common.c
index 2f54b80b3d..47a2125aa5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/common.c
+++ b/libavcodec/common.c
@@ -199,26 +199,26 @@ void init_get_bits(GetBitContext *s,
 }
 
 /* n must be >= 1 and <= 32 */
-unsigned int get_bits(GetBitContext *s, int n)
+/* also true: n > s->bit_cnt */
+unsigned int get_bits_long(GetBitContext *s, int n)
 {
     unsigned int val;
     int bit_cnt;
     unsigned int bit_buf;
-    UINT8 *buf_ptr;
 
 #ifdef STATS
     st_bit_counts[st_current_index] += n;
 #endif
 
-    bit_cnt = s->bit_cnt;
     bit_buf = s->bit_buf;
+    bit_cnt = s->bit_cnt - n;
     
-    bit_cnt -= n;
-    if (bit_cnt >= 0) {
-        /* most common case here */
-        val = bit_buf >> (32 - n);
-        bit_buf <<= n; 
-    } else {
+//    if (bit_cnt >= 0) {
+//        val = bit_buf >> (32 - n);
+//        bit_buf <<= n; 
+//    } else 
+    {
+	UINT8 *buf_ptr;
         val = bit_buf >> (32 - n);
         buf_ptr = s->buf_ptr;
         buf_ptr += 4;
diff --git a/libavcodec/common.h b/libavcodec/common.h
index e6cb5fbe81..90af1e3df9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/common.h
+++ b/libavcodec/common.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ struct PutBitContext;
 typedef void (*WriteDataFunc)(void *, UINT8 *, int);
 
 typedef struct PutBitContext {
-    UINT8 *buf, *buf_ptr, *buf_end;
-    int bit_cnt;
     UINT32 bit_buf;
+    int bit_cnt;
+    UINT8 *buf, *buf_ptr, *buf_end;
     long long data_out_size; /* in bytes */
     void *opaque;
     WriteDataFunc write_data;
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ void jflush_put_bits(PutBitContext *s);
 /* bit input */
 
 typedef struct GetBitContext {
-    UINT8 *buf, *buf_ptr, *buf_end;
-    int bit_cnt;
     UINT32 bit_buf;
+    int bit_cnt;
+    UINT8 *buf, *buf_ptr, *buf_end;
 } GetBitContext;
 
 typedef struct VLC {
@@ -64,7 +64,22 @@ typedef struct VLC {
 void init_get_bits(GetBitContext *s, 
                    UINT8 *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
-unsigned int get_bits(GetBitContext *s, int n);
+unsigned int get_bits_long(GetBitContext *s, int n);
+
+static inline unsigned int get_bits(GetBitContext *s, int n){
+    if(s->bit_cnt>=n){
+        /* most common case here */
+        unsigned int val = s->bit_buf >> (32 - n);
+        s->bit_buf <<= n;
+	s->bit_cnt -= n;
+#ifdef STATS
+	st_bit_counts[st_current_index] += n;
+#endif
+	return val;
+    }
+    return get_bits_long(s,n);
+}
+
 void align_get_bits(GetBitContext *s);
 int init_vlc(VLC *vlc, int nb_bits, int nb_codes,
              const void *bits, int bits_wrap, int bits_size,