diff --git a/libavcodec/hevcdsp_template.c b/libavcodec/hevcdsp_template.c
index 4017af8eb0..903aa3fe95 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevcdsp_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevcdsp_template.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void FUNC(dequant)(int16_t *coeffs, int16_t log2_size)
     } else {
         for (y = 0; y < size; y++) {
             for (x = 0; x < size; x++) {
-                *coeffs = *coeffs << -shift;
+                *coeffs = *(uint16_t*)coeffs << -shift;
                 coeffs++;
             }
         }