diff --git a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
index c9007b2fd6..3847745098 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ av_cold void ff_h263_decode_init_vlc(void)
         ff_rl_init(&ff_h263_rl_inter, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[0]);
         ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_intra_aic, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[1]);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_h263_rl_inter, 554);
-        INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rl_intra_aic, 554);
+        INIT_FIRST_VLC_RL(ff_rl_intra_aic, 554);
         INIT_VLC_STATIC(&h263_mbtype_b_vlc, H263_MBTYPE_B_VLC_BITS, 15,
                  &ff_h263_mbtype_b_tab[0][1], 2, 1,
                  &ff_h263_mbtype_b_tab[0][0], 2, 1, 80);