diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
index a3729a9e29..88f62727cb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static inline int l3_unscale(int value, int exponent)
     if(e < 1)
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_WARNING, "l3_unscale: e is %d\n", e);
 #endif
-    if (e > 31)
+    if (e > (SUINT)31)
         return 0;
     m = (m + (1 << (e - 1))) >> e;