diff --git a/libavcodec/motion_est.c b/libavcodec/motion_est.c
index 3df8276778..4091fd1203 100644
--- a/libavcodec/motion_est.c
+++ b/libavcodec/motion_est.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ int ff_get_best_fcode(MpegEncContext * s, int16_t (*mv_table)[2], int type)
         for(y=0; y<s->mb_height; y++){
             int x;
             int xy= y*s->mb_stride;
-            for(x=0; x<s->mb_width; x++){
+            for(x=0; x<s->mb_width; x++, xy++){
                 if(s->mb_type[xy] & type){
                     int mx= mv_table[xy][0];
                     int my= mv_table[xy][1];
@@ -1650,7 +1650,6 @@ int ff_get_best_fcode(MpegEncContext * s, int16_t (*mv_table)[2], int type)
                             score[j]-= 170;
                     }
                 }
-                xy++;
             }
         }