diff --git a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
index da6724ca39..e5725b4b2a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static av_cold int vc1_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         count = avctx->extradata_size*8 - get_bits_count(&gb);
         if (count > 0) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "Extra data: %i bits left, value: %X\n",
-                   count, get_bits(&gb, count));
+                   count, get_bits_long(&gb, FFMIN(count, 32)));
         } else if (count < 0) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "Read %i bits in overflow\n", -count);
         }