diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
index 0503f2f94d..0e7cc7d279 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            data[m_pos] |= (tempval << bits_free);
+            data[m_pos] |= (bits_free == 32) ? tempval : (tempval << bits_free);
         }
     }