diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless.c b/src/dsp/lossless.c
index d8bbb02b..84a54296 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless.c
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless.c
@@ -107,63 +107,77 @@ static WEBP_INLINE uint32_t Select(uint32_t a, uint32_t b, uint32_t c) {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Predictors
 
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor0_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor0_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)top;
   (void)left;
   return ARGB_BLACK;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor1_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor1_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)top;
-  return left;
+  return *left;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor2_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor2_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)left;
   return top[0];
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor3_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor3_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)left;
   return top[1];
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor4_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor4_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)left;
   return top[-1];
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor5_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average3(left, top[0], top[1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor5_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average3(*left, top[0], top[1]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor6_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average2(left, top[-1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor6_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average2(*left, top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor7_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average2(left, top[0]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor7_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average2(*left, top[0]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor8_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor8_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   const uint32_t pred = Average2(top[-1], top[0]);
   (void)left;
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor9_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor9_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top) {
   const uint32_t pred = Average2(top[0], top[1]);
   (void)left;
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor10_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average4(left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor10_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average4(*left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor11_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Select(top[0], left, top[-1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor11_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Select(top[0], *left, top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor12_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractFull(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor12_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractFull(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor13_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractHalf(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor13_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractHalf(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless.h b/src/dsp/lossless.h
index ebd316d1..c26c6bca 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless.h
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless.h
@@ -28,23 +28,38 @@ extern "C" {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Decoding
 
-typedef uint32_t (*VP8LPredictorFunc)(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
+typedef uint32_t (*VP8LPredictorFunc)(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                      const uint32_t* const top);
 extern VP8LPredictorFunc VP8LPredictors[16];
 
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor0_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor1_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor2_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor3_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor4_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor5_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor6_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor7_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor8_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor9_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor10_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor11_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor12_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
-uint32_t VP8LPredictor13_C(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor0_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor1_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor2_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor3_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor4_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor5_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor6_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor7_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor8_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor9_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                          const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor10_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor11_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor12_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top);
+uint32_t VP8LPredictor13_C(const uint32_t* const left,
+                           const uint32_t* const top);
 
 // These Add/Sub function expects upper[-1] and out[-1] to be readable.
 typedef void (*VP8LPredictorAddSubFunc)(const uint32_t* in,
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless_common.h b/src/dsp/lossless_common.h
index 96a106f9..6a2f736b 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless_common.h
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless_common.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void PREDICTOR_ADD(const uint32_t* in, const uint32_t* upper, \
   int x;                                                             \
   assert(upper != NULL);                                             \
   for (x = 0; x < num_pixels; ++x) {                                 \
-    const uint32_t pred = (PREDICTOR)(out[x - 1], upper + x);        \
+    const uint32_t pred = (PREDICTOR)(&out[x - 1], upper + x);       \
     out[x] = VP8LAddPixels(in[x], pred);                             \
   }                                                                  \
 }
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless_enc.c b/src/dsp/lossless_enc.c
index c3e8537a..1580631e 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless_enc.c
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless_enc.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static void PredictorSub##PREDICTOR_I##_C(const uint32_t* in,              \
   assert(upper != NULL);                                                   \
   for (x = 0; x < num_pixels; ++x) {                                       \
     const uint32_t pred =                                                  \
-        VP8LPredictor##PREDICTOR_I##_C(in[x - 1], upper + x);              \
+        VP8LPredictor##PREDICTOR_I##_C(&in[x - 1], upper + x);             \
     out[x] = VP8LSubPixels(in[x], pred);                                   \
   }                                                                        \
 }
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless_mips_dsp_r2.c b/src/dsp/lossless_mips_dsp_r2.c
index 9888854d..bfe5ea6b 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless_mips_dsp_r2.c
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless_mips_dsp_r2.c
@@ -188,46 +188,51 @@ static WEBP_INLINE uint32_t Average4(uint32_t a0, uint32_t a1,
   return Average2(Average2(a0, a1), Average2(a2, a3));
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor5_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average3(left, top[0], top[1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor5_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                     const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average3(*left, top[0], top[1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor6_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average2(left, top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor6_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                     const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average2(*left, top[-1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor7_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average2(left, top[0]);
+static uint32_t Predictor7_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                     const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average2(*left, top[0]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor8_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+static uint32_t Predictor8_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                     const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)left;
   return Average2(top[-1], top[0]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor9_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+static uint32_t Predictor9_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                     const uint32_t* const top) {
   (void)left;
   return Average2(top[0], top[1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor10_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left,
+static uint32_t Predictor10_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
                                       const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average4(left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
+  return Average4(*left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor11_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left,
+static uint32_t Predictor11_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
                                       const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Select(top[0], left, top[-1]);
+  return Select(top[0], *left, top[-1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor12_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left,
+static uint32_t Predictor12_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
                                       const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return ClampedAddSubtractFull(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+  return ClampedAddSubtractFull(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor13_MIPSdspR2(uint32_t left,
+static uint32_t Predictor13_MIPSdspR2(const uint32_t* const left,
                                       const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return ClampedAddSubtractHalf(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+  return ClampedAddSubtractHalf(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
 }
 
 // Add green to blue and red channels (i.e. perform the inverse transform of
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless_neon.c b/src/dsp/lossless_neon.c
index 76a1b6f8..89e3e013 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless_neon.c
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless_neon.c
@@ -188,17 +188,21 @@ static WEBP_INLINE uint32_t Average3_NEON(uint32_t a0, uint32_t a1,
   return avg;
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor5_NEON(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average3_NEON(left, top[0], top[1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor5_NEON(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average3_NEON(*left, top[0], top[1]);
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor6_NEON(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average2_NEON(left, top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor6_NEON(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average2_NEON(*left, top[-1]);
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor7_NEON(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return Average2_NEON(left, top[0]);
+static uint32_t Predictor7_NEON(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return Average2_NEON(*left, top[0]);
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor13_NEON(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  return ClampedAddSubtractHalf_NEON(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor13_NEON(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                 const uint32_t* const top) {
+  return ClampedAddSubtractHalf_NEON(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
 }
 
 // Batch versions of those functions.
diff --git a/src/dsp/lossless_sse2.c b/src/dsp/lossless_sse2.c
index 3a0eb440..396cb0bd 100644
--- a/src/dsp/lossless_sse2.c
+++ b/src/dsp/lossless_sse2.c
@@ -138,42 +138,51 @@ static WEBP_INLINE uint32_t Average4_SSE2(uint32_t a0, uint32_t a1,
   return output;
 }
 
-static uint32_t Predictor5_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average3_SSE2(left, top[0], top[1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor5_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average3_SSE2(*left, top[0], top[1]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor6_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(left, top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor6_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(*left, top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor7_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(left, top[0]);
+static uint32_t Predictor7_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(*left, top[0]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor8_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+static uint32_t Predictor8_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
   const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(top[-1], top[0]);
   (void)left;
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor9_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
+static uint32_t Predictor9_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                const uint32_t* const top) {
   const uint32_t pred = Average2_SSE2(top[0], top[1]);
   (void)left;
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor10_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Average4_SSE2(left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor10_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                 const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Average4_SSE2(*left, top[-1], top[0], top[1]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor11_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = Select_SSE2(top[0], left, top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor11_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                 const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = Select_SSE2(top[0], *left, top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor12_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractFull_SSE2(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor12_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                 const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractFull_SSE2(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
-static uint32_t Predictor13_SSE2(uint32_t left, const uint32_t* const top) {
-  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractHalf_SSE2(left, top[0], top[-1]);
+static uint32_t Predictor13_SSE2(const uint32_t* const left,
+                                 const uint32_t* const top) {
+  const uint32_t pred = ClampedAddSubtractHalf_SSE2(*left, top[0], top[-1]);
   return pred;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/enc/predictor_enc.c b/src/enc/predictor_enc.c
index 2e6762ea..2b5c7672 100644
--- a/src/enc/predictor_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/predictor_enc.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static WEBP_INLINE void GetResidual(
       } else if (x == 0) {
         predict = upper_row[x];  // Top.
       } else {
-        predict = pred_func(current_row[x - 1], upper_row + x);
+        predict = pred_func(&current_row[x - 1], upper_row + x);
       }
 #if (WEBP_NEAR_LOSSLESS == 1)
       if (max_quantization == 1 || mode == 0 || y == 0 || y == height - 1 ||