diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 7f6792d8ac..a6de45cdc7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
             w_align = 4;
             h_align = 4;
         }
+        if (s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_JV) {
+            w_align = 8;
+            h_align = 8;
+        }
         break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24:
         if ((s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MSZH) ||