diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 4d7abb3685..c976ac5841 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ static const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "nodisp", OPT_BOOL, {(void*)&display_disable}, "disable graphical display" },
     { "f", HAS_ARG, {(void*)opt_format}, "force format", "fmt" },
     { "pix_fmt", HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT | OPT_VIDEO, {(void*)opt_frame_pix_fmt}, "set pixel format", "format" },
-    { "stats", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&show_status}, "show status", "" },
+    { "stats", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&show_status}, "show status", "" },
     { "debug", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2 | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_debug}, "print specific debug info", "" },
     { "bug", OPT_INT | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&workaround_bugs}, "workaround bugs", "" },
     { "vismv", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2 | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_vismv}, "visualize motion vectors", "" },