diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 6ecdfebbe2..7cfb96d537 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
             w_align=4;
             h_align=4;
         }
+        if (s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_JV) {
+            w_align = 8;
+            h_align = 8;
+        }
         break;
     case PIX_FMT_BGR24:
         if((s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MSZH) || (s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_ZLIB)){