diff --git a/src/strategies/avx2/sao-avx2.c b/src/strategies/avx2/sao-avx2.c
index a87d3beb..b3d6e764 100644
--- a/src/strategies/avx2/sao-avx2.c
+++ b/src/strategies/avx2/sao-avx2.c
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ static int sao_edge_ddistortion_avx2(const kvz_pixel *orig_data,
 
   __m256i v_cat_epi32 = sao_calc_eo_cat_avx2(vector_a_epi8, vector_b_epi8, vector_c_epi8);
   
-  __m128i diff_lower_epi32 = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x] - c);
+  tmp_diff_epi32 = _mm256_castsi128_si256(_mm_loadu_si128((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x] - c));
 
   __m128i diff_upper_epi32 = _mm_loadl_epi64((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x + 4] - c);
-
-  tmp_diff_epi32 = _mm256_set_m128i(diff_upper_epi32, diff_lower_epi32);
+  _mm256_insertf128_si256(tmp_diff_epi32, diff_upper_epi32, 0x1);
+  
   tmp_offset_epi32 = _mm256_permutevar8x32_epi32(offsets_epi32, v_cat_epi32);
 
   offset_zeros_epi32 = _mm256_cmpeq_epi32(zeros_epi32, tmp_offset_epi32);
@@ -306,10 +306,9 @@ static void calc_sao_edge_dir_avx2(const kvz_pixel *orig_data,
 
   __m256i v_cat_epi32 = sao_calc_eo_cat_avx2(vector_a_epi8, vector_b_epi8, vector_c_epi8);
 
-  __m128i temp_mem_lower_epi32 = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x] - c);
+  __m256i temp_mem_epi32 = _mm256_castsi128_si256(_mm_loadu_si128((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x] - c));
   __m128i temp_mem_upper_epi32 = _mm_loadl_epi64((__m128i*)&orig_data[y * block_width + x + 4] - c);
-
-  __m256i temp_mem_epi32 = _mm256_set_m128i(temp_mem_upper_epi32, temp_mem_lower_epi32);
+  _mm256_insertf128_si256(temp_mem_epi32, temp_mem_upper_epi32, 0x1);
 
   // Check wich values are right for specific cat amount.
   // It's done for every single value that cat could get {1, 2, 0, 3, 4}