diff --git a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
index 6da531c658..a2bcdbcca7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
+++ b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int get_pix_fmt_score(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt,
     int src_color, dst_color;
     int src_min_depth, src_max_depth, dst_min_depth, dst_max_depth;
     int ret, loss, i, nb_components;
-    int score = INT_MAX;
+    int score = INT_MAX - 1;
 
     if (dst_pix_fmt >= AV_PIX_FMT_NB || dst_pix_fmt <= AV_PIX_FMT_NONE)
         return ~0;