diff --git a/libavformat/avienc.c b/libavformat/avienc.c
index a2c6ffbd71..469502fee2 100644
--- a/libavformat/avienc.c
+++ b/libavformat/avienc.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static AVOutputFormat avi_oformat = {
     "avi",
     sizeof(AVIContext),
     CODEC_ID_MP2,
-    CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,
+    CODEC_ID_MPEG4,
     avi_write_header,
     avi_write_packet,
     avi_write_trailer,