diff --git a/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c b/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
index b8b414343d..8f4e984802 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
@@ -1357,8 +1357,8 @@ static void dvbsub_parse_display_definition_segment(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     if (info_byte & 1<<3) { // display_window_flag
         display_def->x = bytestream_get_be16(&buf);
-        display_def->y = bytestream_get_be16(&buf);
         display_def->width  = bytestream_get_be16(&buf) - display_def->x + 1;
+        display_def->y = bytestream_get_be16(&buf);
         display_def->height = bytestream_get_be16(&buf) - display_def->y + 1;
     }
 }