diff --git a/libavcodec/j2kenc.c b/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
index 18a61eaa7d..847358dc7b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static void makelayer(Jpeg2000EncoderContext *s, int layno, double thresh, Jpeg2
 
 static void makelayers(Jpeg2000EncoderContext *s, Jpeg2000Tile *tile)
 {
-    int precno, compno, reslevelno, bandno, cblkno, lev, passno, layno;
+    int precno, compno, reslevelno, bandno, cblkno, passno, layno;
     int i;
     double min = DBL_MAX;
     double max = 0;
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ static void makelayers(Jpeg2000EncoderContext *s, Jpeg2000Tile *tile)
     for (compno = 0; compno < s->ncomponents; compno++){
         Jpeg2000Component *comp = tile->comp + compno;
 
-        for (reslevelno = 0, lev = codsty->nreslevels-1; reslevelno < codsty->nreslevels; reslevelno++, lev--){
+        for (reslevelno = 0; reslevelno < codsty->nreslevels; reslevelno++){
             Jpeg2000ResLevel *reslevel = comp->reslevel + reslevelno;
 
             for (precno = 0; precno < reslevel->num_precincts_x * reslevel->num_precincts_y; precno++){