diff --git a/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c b/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
index 9ff59f03..2d1c8447 100644
--- a/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
+++ b/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ void encoder_state_write_bitstream_leaf(encoder_state_t * const state) {
       cabac_flush(&state->cabac);
     } else {
       cabac_flush(&state->cabac);
-      bitstream_align(&state->stream);
+      bitstream_align_zero(&state->stream);
     }
   }
 }