diff --git a/libavcodec/smacker.c b/libavcodec/smacker.c
index 99dd6c811a..8dd0f4dbf0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/smacker.c
+++ b/libavcodec/smacker.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static int smka_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                     return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
                 }
                 pred[1] += sign_extend(h[1].values[res], 8);
-                *samples8++ = av_clip_uint8(pred[1]);
+                *samples8++ = pred[1];
             } else {
                 if(vlc[0].table)
                     res = get_vlc2(&gb, vlc[0].table, SMKTREE_BITS, 3);
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static int smka_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                     return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
                 }
                 pred[0] += sign_extend(h[0].values[res], 8);
-                *samples8++ = av_clip_uint8(pred[0]);
+                *samples8++ = pred[0];
             }
         }
     }