diff --git a/libavformat/avidec.c b/libavformat/avidec.c
index 0d02f023eb..5126842fff 100644
--- a/libavformat/avidec.c
+++ b/libavformat/avidec.c
@@ -379,14 +379,15 @@ static int avi_read_header(AVFormatContext *s, AVFormatParameters *ap)
             get_le32(pb); /* initial frame */
             ast->scale = get_le32(pb);
             ast->rate = get_le32(pb);
-            if(ast->scale && ast->rate){
-            }else if(frame_period){
+            if(!(ast->scale && ast->rate)){
+            if(frame_period){
                 ast->rate = 1000000;
                 ast->scale = frame_period;
             }else{
                 ast->rate = 25;
                 ast->scale = 1;
             }
+            }
             av_set_pts_info(st, 64, ast->scale, ast->rate);
 
             ast->cum_len=get_le32(pb); /* start */