diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpegenc.c b/libavcodec/mjpegenc.c
index 74817cadc2..d4db8d83da 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpegenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpegenc.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void encode_block(MpegEncContext *s, int16_t *block, int n)
                 mant--;
             }
 
-            nbits= av_log2(val) + 1;
+            nbits= av_log2_16bit(val) + 1;
             code = (run << 4) | nbits;
 
             put_bits(&s->pb, huff_size_ac[code], huff_code_ac[code]);