diff --git a/libavutil/timecode.c b/libavutil/timecode.c
index b93f05b4b8..bd879bd3cc 100644
--- a/libavutil/timecode.c
+++ b/libavutil/timecode.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int fps_from_frame_rate(AVRational rate)
 {
     if (!rate.den || !rate.num)
         return -1;
-    return (rate.num + rate.den/2) / rate.den;
+    return (rate.num + rate.den/2LL) / rate.den;
 }
 
 int av_timecode_check_frame_rate(AVRational rate)