diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
index 7bb9b2dea0..3120c799f8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static void decode_422_bitstream(HYuvContext *s, int count)
         }
         for (; i < count; i++)
             s->temp[0][2 * i    ] = s->temp[1][i] =
-            s->temp[0][2 * i + 1] = s->temp[2][i] = 128;
+            s->temp[0][2 * i + 1] = s->temp[2][i] = 0;
     } else {
         for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
             READ_2PIX(s->temp[0][2 * i    ], s->temp[1][i], 1);