diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
index 0d076c3575..1a438cf7bc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int ff_h264_decode_mb_cavlc(H264Context *h){
                 down the code */
     if(h->slice_type_nos != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I){
         if(s->mb_skip_run==-1)
-            s->mb_skip_run= get_ue_golomb(&s->gb);
+            s->mb_skip_run= get_ue_golomb_long(&s->gb);
 
         if (s->mb_skip_run--) {
             if(FRAME_MBAFF && (s->mb_y&1) == 0){