diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
index be0e8970ba..4b5c62b0d5 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ int ifile_open(const OptionsContext *o, const char *filename)
     }
 
     if (!strcmp(filename, "-"))
-        filename = "pipe:";
+        filename = "fd:";
 
     stdin_interaction &= strncmp(filename, "pipe:", 5) &&
                          strcmp(filename, "fd:") &&