diff --git a/libavcodec/qdrw.c b/libavcodec/qdrw.c
index bbc0be029d..54deec5c83 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qdrw.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qdrw.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         buf++;
         b = *buf++;
         buf++;
-        pal[idx] = (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
+        pal[idx] = 0xFF << 24 | r << 16 | g << 8 | b;
     }
     p->palette_has_changed = 1;