diff --git a/libavcodec/libopusdec.c b/libavcodec/libopusdec.c
index 2409de23a0..8436302a9b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libopusdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libopusdec.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static av_cold int libopus_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avc)
     }
 #endif
 
-    avc->internal->skip_samples = opus->pre_skip;
-    avc->delay = 3840;  /* Decoder delay (in samples) at 48kHz */
+    /* Decoder delay (in samples) at 48kHz */
+    avc->delay = avc->internal->skip_samples = opus->pre_skip;
 
     return 0;
 }