diff --git a/libavcodec/dirac_vlc.c b/libavcodec/dirac_vlc.c
index 336d22a182..773f720858 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dirac_vlc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dirac_vlc.c
@@ -216,9 +216,14 @@ static void generate_offset_lut(DiracGolombLUT *lut, int off)
         INIT_RESIDUE(res);
         SET_RESIDUE(res, idx, LUT_BITS);
 
-        l->preamble      = CONVERT_TO_RESIDUE(res >> (RSIZE_BITS - off), off);
         l->preamble_bits = off;
-        l->sign = ((l->preamble >> (RSIZE_BITS - l->preamble_bits)) & 1) ? -1 : +1;
+        if (off) {
+            l->preamble  = CONVERT_TO_RESIDUE(res >> (RSIZE_BITS - off), off);
+            l->sign      = ((l->preamble >> (RSIZE_BITS - l->preamble_bits)) & 1) ? -1 : +1;
+        } else {
+            l->preamble  = 0;
+            l->sign = 1;
+        }
 
         search_for_golomb(l, res << off, LUT_BITS - off);
     }