diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index cc87bc7dee..405d3c68fd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ av_cold int ff_h263_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (avctx->codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_MSS2)
         avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
     else
-        avctx->pix_fmt = ff_thread_get_format(avctx, avctx->codec->pix_fmts);
+        avctx->pix_fmt = avctx->get_format(avctx, avctx->codec->pix_fmts);
     s->unrestricted_mv= 1;
 
     /* select sub codec */