diff --git a/libavcodec/diracdec.c b/libavcodec/diracdec.c
index 05249f3157..3965861291 100644
--- a/libavcodec/diracdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/diracdec.c
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ static inline int coeff_unpack_golomb(GetBitContext *gb, int qfactor, int qoffse
     static inline void coeff_unpack_arith_##n(DiracArith *c, int qfactor, int qoffset, \
                                               SubBand *b, type *buf, int x, int y) \
     { \
-        int coeff, sign, sign_pred = 0, pred_ctx = CTX_ZPZN_F1; \
+        int sign, sign_pred = 0, pred_ctx = CTX_ZPZN_F1; \
+        unsigned coeff; \
         const int mstride = -(b->stride >> (1+b->pshift)); \
         if (b->parent) { \
             const type *pbuf = (type *)b->parent->ibuf; \