diff --git a/libavcodec/j2kenc.c b/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
index 6406f90ac2..821967f9e4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/j2kenc.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "tile_height",   "Tile Height",       OFFSET(tile_height),   AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = 256         }, 1,     1<<30,           VE, },
     { "pred",          "DWT Type",          OFFSET(pred),          AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = 0           }, 0,         1,           VE, "pred"        },
     { "dwt97int",      NULL,                0,                     AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 0           }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,       VE, "pred"        },
-    { "dwt53",         NULL,                0,                     AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 0           }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,       VE, "pred"        },
+    { "dwt53",         NULL,                0,                     AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 1           }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,       VE, "pred"        },
     { "sop",           "SOP marker",        OFFSET(sop),           AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = 0           }, 0,         1,           VE, },
     { "eph",           "EPH marker",        OFFSET(eph),           AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = 0           }, 0,         1,           VE, },
     { "prog",          "Progression Order", OFFSET(prog),          AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = 0           }, JPEG2000_PGOD_LRCP,         JPEG2000_PGOD_CPRL,           VE, "prog" },