diff --git a/libavformat/hlsenc.c b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
index 2268f898b0..b5644f05c4 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ static int hls_write_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
     if (vs->sequence - vs->nb_entries > hls->start_sequence && hls->init_time > 0) {
         /* reset end_pts, hls->recording_time at end of the init hls list */
         int init_list_dur = hls->init_time * vs->nb_entries * AV_TIME_BASE;
-        int after_init_list_dur = (vs->sequence - vs->nb_entries ) * hls->time * AV_TIME_BASE;
+        int after_init_list_dur = (vs->sequence - hls->start_sequence - vs->nb_entries ) * (hls->time * AV_TIME_BASE);
         hls->recording_time = hls->time * AV_TIME_BASE;
         end_pts = init_list_dur + after_init_list_dur ;
     }