diff --git a/codec/h264/h264dec/helpers.go b/codec/h264/h264dec/helpers.go
index d9780c29..c15b2416 100644
--- a/codec/h264/h264dec/helpers.go
+++ b/codec/h264/h264dec/helpers.go
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ func binToSlice(s string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func maxi(a, b int) int {
-	return int(math.Max(float64(a), float64(b)))
+	if a > b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
 }
 
 func mini(a, b int) int {