diff --git a/libavcodec/motion_est_template.c b/libavcodec/motion_est_template.c
index 25bab9ddfb..fa7d2327cc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/motion_est_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/motion_est_template.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ static int no_sub_motion_search(MpegEncContext * s,
                                   int src_index, int ref_index,
                                   int size, int h)
 {
-    (*mx_ptr)<<=1;
-    (*my_ptr)<<=1;
+    (*mx_ptr) *= 2;
+    (*my_ptr) *= 2;
     return dmin;
 }