diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph264pay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph264pay.c
index 6c12b6c579..8bfcda7fa8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph264pay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph264pay.c
@@ -575,9 +575,10 @@ gst_rtp_h264_pay_setcaps (GstRTPBasePayload * basepayload, GstCaps * caps)
       rtph264pay->stream_format = GST_H264_STREAM_FORMAT_BYTESTREAM;
   }
 
-  if (!gst_structure_get_fraction (str, "framerate", &rtph264pay->fps_num,
-          &rtph264pay->fps_denum))
-    rtph264pay->fps_num = rtph264pay->fps_denum = 0;
+  rtph264pay->fps_num = 0;
+  rtph264pay->fps_denum = 1;
+  gst_structure_get_fraction (str, "framerate", &rtph264pay->fps_num,
+      &rtph264pay->fps_denum);
 
   /* packetized AVC video has a codec_data */
   if ((value = gst_structure_get_value (str, "codec_data"))) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph265pay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph265pay.c
index eae0ad443b..2c41d3550a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph265pay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/rtp/gstrtph265pay.c
@@ -604,9 +604,10 @@ gst_rtp_h265_pay_setcaps (GstRTPBasePayload * basepayload, GstCaps * caps)
       rtph265pay->stream_format = GST_H265_STREAM_FORMAT_BYTESTREAM;
   }
 
-  if (!gst_structure_get_fraction (str, "framerate", &rtph265pay->fps_num,
-          &rtph265pay->fps_denum))
-    rtph265pay->fps_num = rtph265pay->fps_denum = 0;
+  rtph265pay->fps_num = 0;
+  rtph265pay->fps_denum = 1;
+  gst_structure_get_fraction (str, "framerate", &rtph265pay->fps_num,
+      &rtph265pay->fps_denum);
 
 
   /* packetized HEVC video has a codec_data */