diff --git a/libavformat/nutdec.c b/libavformat/nutdec.c
index 8d378cabc3..8a4fe4c43d 100644
--- a/libavformat/nutdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/nutdec.c
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ static int decode_main_header(NUTContext *nut)
     end  = get_packetheader(nut, bc, 1, MAIN_STARTCODE);
     end += avio_tell(bc);
 
-    tmp = ffio_read_varlen(bc);
-    if (tmp < NUT_MIN_VERSION && tmp > NUT_MAX_VERSION) {
-        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Version %"PRId64" not supported.\n",
-               tmp);
+    nut->version = ffio_read_varlen(bc);
+    if (nut->version < NUT_MIN_VERSION &&
+        nut->version > NUT_MAX_VERSION) {
+        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Version %d not supported.\n",
+               nut->version);
         return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
     }
-    nut->version = tmp;
     if (nut->version > 3)
         nut->minor_version = ffio_read_varlen(bc);