diff --git a/h264_nal.c b/h264_nal.c
index 0b883f8..82c7f12 100755
--- a/h264_nal.c
+++ b/h264_nal.c
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ int find_nal_unit(uint8_t* buf, int size, int* nal_start, int* nal_end)
 int rbsp_to_nal(const uint8_t* rbsp_buf, const int* rbsp_size, uint8_t* nal_buf, int* nal_size)
 {
     int i;
-    int j     = 1;
+    int j     = 0;
     int count = 0;
 
-    if (*nal_size > 0) { nal_buf[0] = 0x00; } // zero out first byte since we start writing from second byte
-
     for ( i = 0; i < *rbsp_size ; )
     {
         if ( j >= *nal_size )