diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/CodecTable.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/CodecTable.cpp
index 9f579389f7..dd23583e8b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/CodecTable.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/CodecTable.cpp
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ const struct codec_table gCodecTable[] = {
 	{CODEC_ID_H263,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_QUICKTIME_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'h263', "H263"},
 	{CODEC_ID_H263,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_QUICKTIME_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'H263', "H263"},
 
-	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'h264', "H264"},
-	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'H264', "H264"},
-	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'x264', "H264"},
+	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	FOURCC('h264'), "H264"},
+	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	FOURCC('H264'), "H264"},
+	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	FOURCC('x264'), "H264"},
 	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_QUICKTIME_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'avc1', "AVC"},	/* MPEG-4 AVC */
 	{CODEC_ID_H264,		B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO,	B_AVI_FORMAT_FAMILY,	'VMDH', "AVC"},	/* MPEG-4 AVC */