diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.c b/libswscale/swscale.c
index 0c1f8f3f45..b33623a34c 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.c
@@ -2435,10 +2435,11 @@ int sws_scale(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
 
 	// copy strides, so they can safely be modified
 	if (c->sliceDir == 1) {
+            uint8_t* src2[4]= {src[0], src[1], src[2]};
 	    // slices go from top to bottom
 	    int srcStride2[3]= {srcStride[0], srcStride[1], srcStride[2]};
 	    int dstStride2[3]= {dstStride[0], dstStride[1], dstStride[2]};
-	    return c->swScale(c, src, srcStride2, srcSliceY, srcSliceH, dst, dstStride2);
+	    return c->swScale(c, src2, srcStride2, srcSliceY, srcSliceH, dst, dstStride2);
 	} else {
 	    // slices go from bottom to top => we flip the image internally
 	    uint8_t* src2[3]= {src[0] + (srcSliceH-1)*srcStride[0],