diff --git a/libavformat/m4vdec.c b/libavformat/m4vdec.c
index 4b0154edcd..f830c7afcf 100644
--- a/libavformat/m4vdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/m4vdec.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int mpeg4video_probe(AVProbeData *probe_packet)
     }
 
     if (VOP >= VISO && VOP >= VOL && VO >= VOL && VOL > 0 && res==0)
-        return AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/2;
+        return VOP+VO > 3 ? AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/2 : AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4;
     return 0;
 }