diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index 8ac33d749d..4a725bc20b 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -971,7 +971,8 @@ bool CvCapture_FFMPEG::grabFrame()
         {
             //picture_pts = picture->best_effort_timestamp;
             if( picture_pts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE_ )
-                picture_pts = packet.pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE_ && packet.pts != 0 ? packet.pts : packet.dts;
+                picture_pts = picture->pkt_pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE_ && picture->pkt_pts != 0 ? picture->pkt_pts : picture->pkt_dts;
+
             frame_number++;
             valid = true;
         }