diff --git a/libavcodec/dsputil.c b/libavcodec/dsputil.c
index 2d5a9a2121..f2b2fc8d2b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dsputil.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dsputil.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const uint8_t ff_zigzag248_direct[64] = {
 };
 
 /* not permutated inverse zigzag_direct + 1 for MMX quantizer */
-DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(uint16_t, inv_zigzag_direct16[64]);
+DECLARE_ALIGNED_16(uint16_t, inv_zigzag_direct16[64]);
 
 const uint8_t ff_alternate_horizontal_scan[64] = {
     0,  1,   2,  3,  8,  9, 16, 17,