diff --git a/libavcodec/utvideodec.c b/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
index 8be1cc97ea..241431cc31 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int build_huff(const uint8_t *src, VLC *vlc, int *fsym)
         code += 0x80000000u >> (he[i].len - 1);
     }
 
-    return ff_init_vlc_sparse(vlc, FFMIN(he[last].len, 9), last + 1,
+    return ff_init_vlc_sparse(vlc, FFMIN(he[last].len, 10), last + 1,
                               bits,  sizeof(*bits),  sizeof(*bits),
                               codes, sizeof(*codes), sizeof(*codes),
                               syms,  sizeof(*syms),  sizeof(*syms), 0);