diff --git a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
index 3ef83d4eb4..b5113f3ca9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ static int hq_decode_block(HQContext *c, GetBitContext *gb, int16_t block[64],
     memset(block, 0, 64 * sizeof(*block));
 
     if (!is_hqa) {
-        block[0] = get_sbits(gb, 9) << 6;
+        block[0] = get_sbits(gb, 9) * 64;
         q = ff_hq_quants[qsel][is_chroma][get_bits(gb, 2)];
     } else {
         q = ff_hq_quants[qsel][is_chroma][get_bits(gb, 2)];
-        block[0] = get_sbits(gb, 9) << 6;
+        block[0] = get_sbits(gb, 9) * 64;
     }
 
     for (;;) {