diff --git a/libavcodec/bmpenc.c b/libavcodec/bmpenc.c
index 63c3b72..3305757 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bmpenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bmpenc.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int bmp_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, unsigned char *buf, int buf_s
     bytestream_put_le32(&buf, 0);                     // BITMAPINFOHEADER.biClrUsed
     bytestream_put_le32(&buf, 0);                     // BITMAPINFOHEADER.biClrImportant
     for (i = 0; i < pal_entries; i++)
-        bytestream_put_le32(&buf, pal[i] & 0xFFFFFF);
+        bytestream_put_le32(&buf, pal[i]);
     // BMP files are bottom-to-top so we start from the end...
     ptr = p->data[0] + (avctx->height - 1) * p->linesize[0];
     buf = buf0 + hsize;