diff --git a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
index ba8853bbec..c5039b32c9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int ff_ivi_decode_blocks(GetBitContext *gb, IVIBandDesc *band, IVITile *tile)
 
                     /* de-zigzag and dequantize */
                     scan_pos += run;
-                    if (scan_pos >= num_coeffs)
+                    if (scan_pos >= (unsigned)num_coeffs)
                         break;
                     pos = band->scan[scan_pos];