diff --git a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
index 6688c5967e..e31d9cc9e9 100644
--- a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
+++ b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ void shuffle_bytes_1230(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 void shuffle_bytes_3012(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 void shuffle_bytes_3210(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 
+void rgb24toyv12_c(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *ydst,
+                   uint8_t *udst, uint8_t *vdst,
+                   long width, long height,
+                   long lumStride, long chromStride,
+                   long srcStride);
+
+
 #if LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR < 1
 /* deprecated, use the public versions in swscale.h */
 attribute_deprecated void palette8topacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
diff --git a/libswscale/rgb2rgb_template.c b/libswscale/rgb2rgb_template.c
index eeb9c12795..c71417d7e1 100644
--- a/libswscale/rgb2rgb_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/rgb2rgb_template.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static inline void uyvytoyv12_c(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *ydst,
  * others are ignored in the C version.
  * FIXME: Write HQ version.
  */
-static inline void rgb24toyv12_c(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *ydst,
+void rgb24toyv12_c(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *ydst,
                                  uint8_t *udst, uint8_t *vdst,
                                  long width, long height,
                                  long lumStride, long chromStride,
diff --git a/libswscale/x86/rgb2rgb_template.c b/libswscale/x86/rgb2rgb_template.c
index c675f24aa0..8e6ce8586a 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/rgb2rgb_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/rgb2rgb_template.c
@@ -1976,52 +1976,7 @@ static inline void RENAME(rgb24toyv12)(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *ydst, uint8_
                      SFENCE"     \n\t"
                      :::"memory");
 
-    for (; y<height; y+=2) {
-        long i;
-        for (i=0; i<chromWidth; i++) {
-            unsigned int b = src[6*i+0];
-            unsigned int g = src[6*i+1];
-            unsigned int r = src[6*i+2];
-
-            unsigned int Y  =  ((RY*r + GY*g + BY*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 16;
-            unsigned int V  =  ((RV*r + GV*g + BV*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 128;
-            unsigned int U  =  ((RU*r + GU*g + BU*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 128;
-
-            udst[i]     = U;
-            vdst[i]     = V;
-            ydst[2*i]   = Y;
-
-            b = src[6*i+3];
-            g = src[6*i+4];
-            r = src[6*i+5];
-
-            Y  =  ((RY*r + GY*g + BY*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 16;
-            ydst[2*i+1]     = Y;
-        }
-        ydst += lumStride;
-        src  += srcStride;
-
-        for (i=0; i<chromWidth; i++) {
-            unsigned int b = src[6*i+0];
-            unsigned int g = src[6*i+1];
-            unsigned int r = src[6*i+2];
-
-            unsigned int Y  =  ((RY*r + GY*g + BY*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 16;
-
-            ydst[2*i]     = Y;
-
-            b = src[6*i+3];
-            g = src[6*i+4];
-            r = src[6*i+5];
-
-            Y  =  ((RY*r + GY*g + BY*b)>>RGB2YUV_SHIFT) + 16;
-            ydst[2*i+1]     = Y;
-        }
-        udst += chromStride;
-        vdst += chromStride;
-        ydst += lumStride;
-        src  += srcStride;
-    }
+     rgb24toyv12_c(src, ydst, udst, vdst, width, height-y, lumStride, chromStride, srcStride);
 }
 
 static void RENAME(interleaveBytes)(const uint8_t *src1, const uint8_t *src2, uint8_t *dest,