diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
index a15bee557c..9f9e8bfe92 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static inline int l3_unscale(int value, int exponent)
 #endif
     if (e > 31)
         return 0;
-    m = (m + (1 << (e - 1))) >> e;
+    m = (m + ((1U << e)>>1)) >> e;
 
     return m;
 }