diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 6a51810f3c..1369fdaf64 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -2508,6 +2508,10 @@ static int transcode_init(void)
                     int idx = av_find_nearest_q_idx(ost->frame_rate, ost->enc->supported_framerates);
                     ost->frame_rate = ost->enc->supported_framerates[idx];
                 }
+                if (codec->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG4) {
+                    av_reduce(&ost->frame_rate.num, &ost->frame_rate.den,
+                              ost->frame_rate.num, ost->frame_rate.den, 65535);
+                }
             }
 
             switch (codec->codec_type) {