diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
index 4297e0741f..f2097e9322 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.c
+++ b/libavutil/frame.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int get_video_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int align)
     }
     if (desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PAL || desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PSEUDOPAL) {
         av_buffer_unref(&frame->buf[1]);
-        frame->buf[1] = av_buffer_alloc(1024);
+        frame->buf[1] = av_buffer_alloc(AVPALETTE_SIZE);
         if (!frame->buf[1])
             goto fail;
         frame->data[1] = frame->buf[1]->data;