diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index be4fff1929..11a4ce792a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -4309,7 +4309,11 @@ static int decode_slice_header(H264Context *h){
             s->avctx->sample_aspect_ratio.den = 1;
 
         if(h->sps.timing_info_present_flag){
-            s->avctx->time_base= (AVRational){h->sps.num_units_in_tick, h->sps.time_scale};
+            s->avctx->time_base= (AVRational){h->sps.num_units_in_tick * 2, h->sps.time_scale};
+	    if(h->x264_build > 0 && h->x264_build < 44)
+		s->avctx->time_base.den *= 2;
+	    av_reduce(&s->avctx->time_base.num, &s->avctx->time_base.den,
+		      s->avctx->time_base.num, s->avctx->time_base.den, 1<<30);
         }
     }