diff --git a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
index 2cb24167b9..d1dc2719aa 100644
--- a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const AVCodecDescriptor codec_descriptors[] = {
         .id        = AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,
         .type      = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
         .name      = "mpeg2video",
-        .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MPEG-1 video"),
+        .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MPEG-2 video"),
         .props     = AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSY,
     },
     {