diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
index c8dc9eb005..aa26b40e85 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ static void
 ffmpegenc_setup_working_buf (GstFFMpegEnc * ffmpegenc)
 {
   guint wanted_size =
-      ffmpegenc->context->width * ffmpegenc->context->height * 6 + 200;
+      ffmpegenc->context->width * ffmpegenc->context->height * 6 +
+      FF_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
   /* Above is the buffer size used by ffmpeg/ffmpeg.c */