diff --git a/libavcodec/alac.c b/libavcodec/alac.c
index e6eac2e400..8cb8d72122 100644
--- a/libavcodec/alac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/alac.c
@@ -397,13 +397,13 @@ static int decode_element(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int ch_index,
     case 20: {
         for (ch = 0; ch < channels; ch++) {
             for (i = 0; i < alac->nb_samples; i++)
-                alac->output_samples_buffer[ch][i] <<= 12;
+                alac->output_samples_buffer[ch][i] *= 1 << 12;
         }}
         break;
     case 24: {
         for (ch = 0; ch < channels; ch++) {
             for (i = 0; i < alac->nb_samples; i++)
-                alac->output_samples_buffer[ch][i] <<= 8;
+                alac->output_samples_buffer[ch][i] *= 1 << 8;
         }}
         break;
     }