diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
index bafdf3a691..ad00323556 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static int mjpeg_decode_com(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
                     s->interlace_polarity = 1;
             } else if (!strcmp(cbuf, "CS=ITU601"))
                 s->cs_itu601 = 1;
-            else if ((!strncmp(cbuf, "Intel(R) JPEG Library, version 1", 32)) ||
+            else if ((!strncmp(cbuf, "Intel(R) JPEG Library, version 1", 32) && s->avctx->codec_tag) ||
                      (!strncmp(cbuf, "Metasoft MJPEG Codec", 20)))
                 s->flipped = 1;