diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
index 5e87a41f52..b38282dcb2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ void mpv_reconstruct_mb_internal(MpegEncContext *s, int16_t block[12][64],
         } else {
             /* Only MPEG-4 Simple Studio Profile is supported in > 8-bit mode.
                TODO: Integrate 10-bit properly into mpegvideo.c so that ER works properly */
-            if (s->avctx->bits_per_raw_sample > 8){
+            if (!is_mpeg12 && s->avctx->bits_per_raw_sample > 8) {
                 const int act_block_size = block_size * 2;
 
                 if(s->dpcm_direction == 0) {