diff --git a/libavcodec/motionpixels.c b/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
index 8750a4fa16..85b0056e48 100644
--- a/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
+++ b/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static YuvPixel mp_get_yuv_from_rgb(MotionPixelsContext *mp, int x, int y)
     int color;
 
     color = *(uint16_t *)&mp->frame->data[0][y * mp->frame->linesize[0] + x * 2];
-    return mp_rgb_yuv_table[color];
+    return mp_rgb_yuv_table[color & 0x7FFF];
 }
 
 static void mp_set_rgb_from_yuv(MotionPixelsContext *mp, int x, int y, const YuvPixel *p)