diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 2de6f6ccc4..e4a47cf0d6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ static void loop_filter(H264Context *h){
                     uvlinesize = h->mb_uvlinesize = s->uvlinesize;
                 }
                 backup_mb_border(h, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr, linesize, uvlinesize, 0);
-                if(fill_filter_caches(h, mb_type) < 0)
+                if(fill_filter_caches(h, mb_type))
                     continue;
                 h->chroma_qp[0] = get_chroma_qp(h, 0, s->current_picture.qscale_table[mb_xy]);
                 h->chroma_qp[1] = get_chroma_qp(h, 1, s->current_picture.qscale_table[mb_xy]);