diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 6cd8b9629a..d678355d3c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -272,6 +272,16 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
             w_align = 8;
             h_align = 8;
         }
+        if (s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEG   ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEGB  ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_LJPEG   ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_SMVJPEG ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_AMV     ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_SP5X    ||
+            s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGLS) {
+            w_align =   8;
+            h_align = 2*8;
+        }
         break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24:
         if ((s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MSZH) ||