diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
index f552323a87..f2062078d7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
@@ -523,10 +523,13 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "width must be even for this colorspace\n");
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
-    if (s->predictor == MEDIAN && avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P && avctx->width%4) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "width must be a multiple of 4 this colorspace and predictor\n");
+    if (s->predictor == MEDIAN && avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P &&
+        avctx->width % 4) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "width must be a multiple of 4 "
+               "for this combination of colorspace and predictor type.\n");
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
+
     if ((ret = ff_huffyuv_alloc_temp(s)) < 0) {
         ff_huffyuv_common_end(s);
         return ret;