diff --git a/libavcodec/g722dec.c b/libavcodec/g722dec.c
index 000b591fe6..7c270bc33a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g722dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g722dec.c
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ static int g722_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         return ret;
     out_buf = (int16_t *)frame->data[0];
 
-    init_get_bits(&gb, avpkt->data, avpkt->size * 8);
+    ret = init_get_bits8(&gb, avpkt->data, avpkt->size);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
 
     for (j = 0; j < avpkt->size; j++) {
         int ilow, ihigh, rlow, rhigh, dhigh;