diff --git a/libavcodec/takdec.c b/libavcodec/takdec.c
index 42939b4058..31d703135a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/takdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/takdec.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static int tak_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         for (chan = 0; chan < avctx->channels; chan++) {
             int32_t *samples = (int32_t *)frame->extended_data[chan];
             for (i = 0; i < s->nb_samples; i++)
-                samples[i] <<= 8;
+                samples[i] *= 1 << 8;
         }
         break;
     }