diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
index 5c583516cb..0a617c241e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
@@ -1864,12 +1864,15 @@ create_pad_for_stream (MpegTSBase * base, MpegTSBaseStream * bstream,
 
       /* interlace-mode, sampling, depth, framerate */
       gint depth = ((jpegxs.schar >> 4) & 0xf) + 1;
-      gint framerate_num = (jpegxs.frat & 0x0000FFFFU);
-      gint framerate_den = ((jpegxs.frat >> 24) & 0x0000003FU);
       gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "width", G_TYPE_INT, jpegxs.horizontal_size,
           "height", G_TYPE_INT, jpegxs.vertical_size,
-          "depth", G_TYPE_INT, depth,
-          "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, framerate_num, framerate_den, NULL);
+          "depth", G_TYPE_INT, depth, NULL);
+      if (jpegxs.frat != 0) {
+        gint framerate_num = (jpegxs.frat & 0x0000FFFFU);
+        gint framerate_den = ((jpegxs.frat >> 24) & 0x0000003FU);
+        gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
+            "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, framerate_num, framerate_den, NULL);
+      }
 
       switch (jpegxs.schar & 0xf) {
         case 0: