diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index 30303f8edf..1eba9db40a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int ff_h263_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         s->h263_pred = 1;
         s->msmpeg4_version=5;
         break;
+    case CODEC_ID_VC1:
     case CODEC_ID_WMV3:
         s->h263_msmpeg4 = 1;
         s->h263_pred = 1;