diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index 5a15bc4a44..e142c339c5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ uint64_t time= rdtsc();
 
 
 retry:
-    if(s->divx_packed && s->xvid_build>=0 && s->bitstream_buffer_size){
+    if(s->divx_packed && s->bitstream_buffer_size){
         int i;
         for(i=0; i<buf_size-3; i++){
             if(buf[i]==0 && buf[i+1]==0 && buf[i+2]==1){