diff --git a/libavutil/timecode.c b/libavutil/timecode.c
index cb916970ef..c0956adadb 100644
--- a/libavutil/timecode.c
+++ b/libavutil/timecode.c
@@ -71,31 +71,28 @@ uint32_t av_timecode_get_smpte_from_framenum(const AVTimecode *tc, int framenum)
 uint32_t av_timecode_get_smpte(AVRational rate, int drop, int hh, int mm, int ss, int ff)
 {
     uint32_t tc = 0;
-    uint32_t frames;
 
     /* For SMPTE 12-M timecodes, frame count is a special case if > 30 FPS.
        See SMPTE ST 12-1:2014 Sec 12.1 for more info. */
     if (av_cmp_q(rate, (AVRational) {30, 1}) == 1) {
-        frames = ff / 2;
         if (ff % 2 == 1) {
             if (av_cmp_q(rate, (AVRational) {50, 1}) == 0)
                 tc |= (1 << 7);
             else
                 tc |= (1 << 23);
         }
-    } else {
-        frames = ff;
+        ff /= 2;
     }
 
     tc |= drop << 30;
-    tc |= (frames / 10) << 28;
-    tc |= (frames % 10) << 24;
+    tc |= (ff / 10) << 28;
+    tc |= (ff % 10) << 24;
     tc |= (ss / 10) << 20;
     tc |= (ss % 10) << 16;
     tc |= (mm / 10) << 12;
     tc |= (mm % 10) << 8;
     tc |= (hh / 10) << 4;
-    tc |= (hh  % 10);
+    tc |= (hh % 10);
 
     return tc;
 }