diff --git a/libavformat/smacker.c b/libavformat/smacker.c
index 80e2fa694e..b2c442e2d8 100644
--- a/libavformat/smacker.c
+++ b/libavformat/smacker.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int smacker_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
                 } else if(t & 0x40){ /* copy with offset */
                     off = avio_r8(s->pb);
                     j = (t & 0x3F) + 1;
-                    if (off + j > 0xff) {
+                    if (off + j - 1 > 0xff) {
                         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                                "Invalid palette update, offset=%d length=%d extends beyond palette size\n",
                                off, j);