diff --git a/libavcodec/raw.c b/libavcodec/raw.c
index 1212e2581f..e66737c90f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/raw.c
+++ b/libavcodec/raw.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int raw_init_decoder(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         switch(avctx->bits_per_sample){
         case  8: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_PAL8  ; break;
         case 15: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGB555; break;
-        case 16: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGB565; break;
+        case 16: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGB555; break;
         case 24: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_BGR24 ; break;
         case 32: avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGBA32; break;
         }