diff --git a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscaleorc.orc b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscaleorc.orc
index cc4f1c8b2b..58ac1a81be 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscaleorc.orc
+++ b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscaleorc.orc
@@ -15,4 +15,18 @@ addw t1, t1, 128
 shruw t1, t1, 8
 convwb d1, t1
 
+.function orc_merge_linear_u16
+.dest 2 d1
+.source 2 s1
+.source 2 s2
+.param 2 p1
+.param 2 p2
+.temp 4 t1
+.temp 4 t2
+
+muluwl t1, s1, p1
+muluwl t2, s2, p2
+addl t1, t1, t2
+shrul t1, t1, 16
+convlw d1, t1
 
diff --git a/gst/videoscale/vs_scanline.c b/gst/videoscale/vs_scanline.c
index 2827c40d09..cbf711c810 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/vs_scanline.c
+++ b/gst/videoscale/vs_scanline.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ vs_scanline_resample_nearest_Y16 (uint8_t * dest, uint8_t * src, int src_width,
   *accumulator = acc;
 }
 
-#include <glib.h>
 void
 vs_scanline_resample_linear_Y16 (uint8_t * dest, uint8_t * src, int src_width,
     int n, int *accumulator, int increment)
@@ -157,13 +156,11 @@ void
 vs_scanline_merge_linear_Y16 (uint8_t * dest, uint8_t * src1, uint8_t * src2,
     int n, int x)
 {
-  int i;
-  uint16_t *d = (uint16_t *) dest, *s1 = (uint16_t *) src1, *s2 =
-      (uint16_t *) src2;
+  uint16_t *d = (uint16_t *) dest;
+  const uint16_t *s1 = (const uint16_t *) src1;
+  const uint16_t *s2 = (const uint16_t *) src2;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    d[i] = (s1[i] * (65536 - x) + s2[i] * x) >> 16;
-  }
+  orc_merge_linear_u16 (d, s1, s2, 65536 - x, x, n);
 }
 
 /* RGBA */