diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
index 3c2640e52c..557cc06fb3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ parse_vopdquant (GstBitReader * br, GstVC1FrameHdr * framehdr, guint8 dquant)
         vopdquant->dquantfrm);
 
     if (vopdquant->dquantfrm) {
-      READ_UINT8 (br, vopdquant->dqprofile, 1);
+      READ_UINT8 (br, vopdquant->dqprofile, 2);
 
       switch (vopdquant->dqprofile) {
         case GST_VC1_DQPROFILE_SINGLE_EDGE: