diff --git a/libavcodec/raw.c b/libavcodec/raw.c
index ee3edb6da7..172a8d3a38 100644
--- a/libavcodec/raw.c
+++ b/libavcodec/raw.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const PixelFormatTag ff_raw_pixelFormatTags[] = {
     { PIX_FMT_UYVY422, MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'N', 'Y') },
     { PIX_FMT_UYVY422, MKTAG('u', 'y', 'v', '1') },
     { PIX_FMT_UYVY422, MKTAG('2', 'V', 'u', '1') },
+    { PIX_FMT_UYVY422, MKTAG('A', 'V', 'R', 'n') }, /* Avid AVI Codec 1:1 */
     { PIX_FMT_GRAY8,   MKTAG('G', 'R', 'E', 'Y') },
     { PIX_FMT_RGB555,  MKTAG('R', 'G', 'B', 15) },
     { PIX_FMT_BGR555,  MKTAG('B', 'G', 'R', 15) },
diff --git a/libavcodec/rawdec.c b/libavcodec/rawdec.c
index 47fcc7081a..fe96440fce 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rawdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rawdec.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ static av_cold int raw_init_decoder(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (avctx->codec_tag == MKTAG('r','a','w',' '))
         avctx->pix_fmt = findPixelFormat(pixelFormatBpsMOV, avctx->bits_per_coded_sample);
-    else if (avctx->codec_tag == MKTAG('A', 'V', 'R', 'n'))
-        avctx->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_UYVY422; // Avid AVI Codec "Resolution 1:1"
     else if (avctx->codec_tag)
         avctx->pix_fmt = findPixelFormat(ff_raw_pixelFormatTags, avctx->codec_tag);
     else if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample)