diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index 92b721a59c..b9fbcc4d60 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -303,11 +303,10 @@ static av_always_inline int64_t av_sat_add64_c(int64_t a, int64_t b) {
     int64_t tmp;
     return !__builtin_add_overflow(a, b, &tmp) ? tmp : (tmp < 0 ? INT64_MAX : INT64_MIN);
 #else
-    if (b >= 0 && a >= INT64_MAX - b)
-        return INT64_MAX;
-    if (b <= 0 && a <= INT64_MIN - b)
-        return INT64_MIN;
-    return a + b;
+    int64_t s = a+(uint64_t)b;
+    if ((int64_t)(a^b | ~s^b) >= 0)
+        return INT64_MAX ^ (b >> 63);
+    return s;
 #endif
 }