diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
index 642a0ff100..3103a73663 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ void ff_msmpeg4_code012(PutBitContext *pb, int n)
     if (n == 0) {
         put_bits(pb, 1, 0);
     } else {
-        put_bits(pb, 1, 1);
-        put_bits(pb, 1, (n >= 2));
+        put_bits(pb, 2, 2 | (n >= 2));
     }
 }