diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index e5a67a4893..3a941a0b7b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"prediction_order_method", "search method for selecting prediction order", OFFSET(prediction_order_method), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, -1, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E},
 {"min_partition_order", NULL, OFFSET(min_partition_order), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, -1, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E},
 {"max_partition_order", NULL, OFFSET(max_partition_order), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, -1, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E},
-{"timecode_frame_start", "GOP timecode frame start number, in non drop frame format", OFFSET(timecode_frame_start), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, 0, 0, INT_MAX, V|E},
+{"timecode_frame_start", "GOP timecode frame start number, in non drop frame format", OFFSET(timecode_frame_start), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT64, 0, 0, INT64_MAX, V|E},
 {"drop_frame_timecode", NULL, 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_DROP_FRAME_TIMECODE, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
 {"non_linear_q", "use non linear quantizer", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_NON_LINEAR_QUANT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
 {"request_channels", "set desired number of audio channels", OFFSET(request_channels), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, 0, INT_MAX, A|D},