diff --git a/libavcodec/fmvc.c b/libavcodec/fmvc.c
index 912ad8fc82..6d7f12130e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/fmvc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/fmvc.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static int decode_type2(GetByteContext *gb, PutByteContext *pb)
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
-                    repeat = 0;
                 }
                 repeat = 1;
             }