diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 3dfed865..2eabeec3 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ void ctx_init(cabac_ctx *ctx, uint32_t qp, uint32_t init_value)
   int slope = (init_value >> 4) * 5 - 45;
   int offset = ((init_value & 15) << 3) - 16;
   int init_state = MIN(MAX(1, ((slope * (int)qp) >> 4) + offset), 126);
-  uint8_t mp_state = (init_state >= 64) ? 1 : 0;
 
-  if (mp_state) {
-    ctx->uc_state = (init_state - 64) << 1 + mp_state;
+  if (init_state >= 64) {
+    ctx->uc_state = ((init_state - 64) << 1) + 1;
   } else {
     ctx->uc_state = (63 - init_state) << 1;
   }