diff --git a/libavcodec/svq3.c b/libavcodec/svq3.c
index 0d63736007..e05cab5a04 100644
--- a/libavcodec/svq3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/svq3.c
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ static inline int svq3_mc_dir(SVQ3Context *s, int size, int mode,
             if (mode != PREDICT_MODE) {
                 pred_motion(h, sl, k, part_width >> 2, dir, 1, &mx, &my);
             } else {
-                mx = s->next_pic->motion_val[0][b_xy][0] << 1;
-                my = s->next_pic->motion_val[0][b_xy][1] << 1;
+                mx = s->next_pic->motion_val[0][b_xy][0] * 2;
+                my = s->next_pic->motion_val[0][b_xy][1] * 2;
 
                 if (dir == 0) {
                     mx = mx * h->frame_num_offset /