diff --git a/src/dsp/upsampling_neon.c b/src/dsp/upsampling_neon.c
index 2b0c99bd..ef965976 100644
--- a/src/dsp/upsampling_neon.c
+++ b/src/dsp/upsampling_neon.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static void Upsample16Pixels(const uint8_t *r1, const uint8_t *r2,
 static const int16_t kCoeffs1[4] = { 19077, 26149, 6419, 13320 };
 
 #define v255 vdup_n_u8(255)
-#define v_0x0f vdup_n_u8(15)
 
 #define STORE_Rgb(out, r, g, b) do {                                    \
   uint8x8x3_t r_g_b;                                                    \
@@ -132,21 +131,16 @@ static const int16_t kCoeffs1[4] = { 19077, 26149, 6419, 13320 };
 #endif
 
 #define STORE_Rgba4444(out, r, g, b) do {                               \
-  const uint8x8_t r1 = vshl_n_u8(vshr_n_u8(r, 4), 4);  /* 4bits */      \
-  const uint8x8_t g1 = vshr_n_u8(g, 4);                                 \
-  const uint8x8_t ba = vorr_u8(b, v_0x0f);                              \
-  const uint8x8_t rg = vorr_u8(r1, g1);                                 \
+  const uint8x8_t rg = vsri_n_u8(r, g, 4);      /* shift g, insert r */ \
+  const uint8x8_t ba = vsri_n_u8(b, v255, 4);   /* shift a, insert b */ \
   const uint8x8x2_t rgba4444 = ZIP_U8(rg, ba);                          \
   vst1q_u8(out, vcombine_u8(rgba4444.val[0], rgba4444.val[1]));         \
 } while (0)
 
 #define STORE_Rgb565(out, r, g, b) do {                                 \
-  const uint8x8_t r1 = vshl_n_u8(vshr_n_u8(r, 3), 3);  /* 5bits */      \
-  const uint8x8_t g1 = vshr_n_u8(g, 5);                /* upper 3bits */\
-  const uint8x8_t g2 = vshl_n_u8(vshr_n_u8(g, 2), 5);  /* lower 3bits */\
-  const uint8x8_t b1 = vshr_n_u8(b, 3);                /* 5bits */      \
-  const uint8x8_t rg = vorr_u8(r1, g1);                                 \
-  const uint8x8_t gb = vorr_u8(g2, b1);                                 \
+  const uint8x8_t rg = vsri_n_u8(r, g, 5);   /* shift g and insert r */ \
+  const uint8x8_t g1 = vshl_n_u8(g, 3);      /* pre-shift g: 3bits */   \
+  const uint8x8_t gb = vsri_n_u8(g1, b, 3);  /* shift b and insert g */ \
   const uint8x8x2_t rgb565 = ZIP_U8(rg, gb);                            \
   vst1q_u8(out, vcombine_u8(rgb565.val[0], rgb565.val[1]));             \
 } while (0)