diff --git a/libavcodec/mpc7.c b/libavcodec/mpc7.c
index 0739bf2b2f..2e8271a120 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpc7.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpc7.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int mpc7_decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx, void *data,
     bits_used = get_bits_count(&gb);
     bits_avail = buf_size * 8;
     if (!last_frame && ((bits_avail < bits_used) || (bits_used + 32 <= bits_avail))) {
-        av_log(NULL,0, "Error decoding frame: used %i of %i bits\n", bits_used, bits_avail);
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error decoding frame: used %i of %i bits\n", bits_used, bits_avail);
         return -1;
     }
     if(c->frames_to_skip){