--- branches/dev-api-3/xvidcore/src/motion/motion_est.c	2002/12/28 13:53:08	742
+++ branches/dev-api-3/xvidcore/src/motion/motion_est.c	2002/12/28 15:29:13	743
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@
 
 	*best_sad = *Data->iMinSAD;
 
-	if (b_mb->mode == MODE_INTER4V) pMB->mode = MODE_DIRECT;
+	if (b_mb->mode == MODE_INTER4V || Data->qpel) pMB->mode = MODE_DIRECT;
 	else pMB->mode = MODE_DIRECT_NO4V; //for faster compensation
 
 	pMB->pmvs[3] = *Data->currentMV;