diff --git a/libavcodec/g723_1.c b/libavcodec/g723_1.c
index ebe202dd2450fda3c631f360fdf099760563f4a6..de7fe3b80b1896a910499adb860bd89899bd66fb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g723_1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g723_1.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int unpack_bitstream(G723_1_Context *p, const uint8_t *buf,
     p->subframe[3].grid_index = get_bits1(&gb);
 
     if (p->cur_rate == Rate6k3) {
-        skip_bits(&gb, 1);  /* skip reserved bit */
+        skip_bits1(&gb);  /* skip reserved bit */
 
         /* Compute pulse_pos index using the 13-bit combined position index */
         temp = get_bits(&gb, 13);