diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 265813693a..04984a1187 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,8 @@ static void compute_pkt_fields(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st,
     if((s->flags & AVFMT_FLAG_IGNDTS) && pkt->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
         pkt->dts= AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
-    if (st->codec->codec_id != AV_CODEC_ID_H264 && pc && pc->pict_type == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B)
+    if (pc && pc->pict_type == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B
+        && !st->codec->has_b_frames)
         //FIXME Set low_delay = 0 when has_b_frames = 1
         st->codec->has_b_frames = 1;