diff --git a/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c b/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
index 00816edb0e..dacac4bb5a 100644
--- a/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
+++ b/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
@@ -2511,8 +2511,14 @@ gst_ffmpeg_videoinfo_to_context (GstVideoInfo * info, AVCodecContext * context)
   context->bits_per_coded_sample = bpp;
 
   context->ticks_per_frame = 1;
-  context->time_base.den = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_N (info);
-  context->time_base.num = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_D (info);
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_N (info) == 0) {
+    GST_DEBUG ("Using 25/1 framerate");
+    context->time_base.den = 25;
+    context->time_base.num = 1;
+  } else {
+    context->time_base.den = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_N (info);
+    context->time_base.num = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_D (info);
+  }
 
   context->sample_aspect_ratio.num = GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_N (info);
   context->sample_aspect_ratio.den = GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_D (info);