diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index f4377fed3d..51bc5c58fb 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -838,6 +838,14 @@ static void compute_pkt_fields(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st,
         pkt->dts -= 1LL<<st->pts_wrap_bits;
     }
 
+    // some mpeg2 in mpeg-ps lack dts (issue171 / input_file.mpg)
+    // we take the conservative approach and discard both
+    // Note, if this is misbehaving for a H.264 file then possibly presentation_delayed is not set correctly.
+    if(delay==1 && pkt->dts == pkt->pts && pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && presentation_delayed){
+        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "invalid dts/pts combination\n");
+        pkt->dts= pkt->pts= AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
+    }
+
     if (pkt->duration == 0) {
         compute_frame_duration(&num, &den, st, pc, pkt);
         if (den && num) {