diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
index 8996057c31..87021229d4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
@@ -566,13 +566,13 @@ static int decode_residual(H264Context *h, GetBitContext *gb, DCTELEM *block, in
     else{
         if (max_coeff <= 8) {
             if (max_coeff == 4)
-                zeros_left = get_vlc2(gb, (chroma_dc_total_zeros_vlc-1)[total_coeff].table,
+                zeros_left = get_vlc2(gb, chroma_dc_total_zeros_vlc[total_coeff - 1].table,
                                       CHROMA_DC_TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS, 1);
             else
-                zeros_left = get_vlc2(gb, (chroma422_dc_total_zeros_vlc-1)[total_coeff].table,
+                zeros_left = get_vlc2(gb, chroma422_dc_total_zeros_vlc[total_coeff - 1].table,
                                       CHROMA422_DC_TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS, 1);
         } else {
-            zeros_left= get_vlc2(gb, (total_zeros_vlc-1)[ total_coeff ].table, TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS, 1);
+            zeros_left= get_vlc2(gb, total_zeros_vlc[total_coeff - 1].table, TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS, 1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static int decode_residual(H264Context *h, GetBitContext *gb, DCTELEM *block, in
         ((type*)block)[*scantable] = level[0]; \
         for(i=1;i<total_coeff && zeros_left > 0;i++) { \
             if(zeros_left < 7) \
-                run_before= get_vlc2(gb, (run_vlc-1)[zeros_left].table, RUN_VLC_BITS, 1); \
+                run_before= get_vlc2(gb, run_vlc[zeros_left - 1].table, RUN_VLC_BITS, 1); \
             else \
                 run_before= get_vlc2(gb, run7_vlc.table, RUN7_VLC_BITS, 2); \
             zeros_left -= run_before; \
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int decode_residual(H264Context *h, GetBitContext *gb, DCTELEM *block, in
         ((type*)block)[*scantable] = ((int)(level[0] * qmul[*scantable] + 32))>>6; \
         for(i=1;i<total_coeff && zeros_left > 0;i++) { \
             if(zeros_left < 7) \
-                run_before= get_vlc2(gb, (run_vlc-1)[zeros_left].table, RUN_VLC_BITS, 1); \
+                run_before= get_vlc2(gb, run_vlc[zeros_left - 1].table, RUN_VLC_BITS, 1); \
             else \
                 run_before= get_vlc2(gb, run7_vlc.table, RUN7_VLC_BITS, 2); \
             zeros_left -= run_before; \