diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 1d02600e48..ef38070357 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static const char* context_to_name(void* ptr) {
 
 static const AVOption options[]={
 {"b", "set video bitrate (in bits/s)", OFFSET(bit_rate), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AV_CODEC_DEFAULT_BITRATE, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E},
-{"bt", "set video bitrate tolerance (in bits/s)", OFFSET(bit_rate_tolerance), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AV_CODEC_DEFAULT_BITRATE*20, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
+{"bt", "set video bitrate tolerance (in bits/s)", OFFSET(bit_rate_tolerance), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AV_CODEC_DEFAULT_BITRATE*20, 1, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"flags", NULL, OFFSET(flags), FF_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E|D, "flags"},
 {"mv4", "use four motion vector by macroblock (mpeg4)", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG_4MV, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
 {"obmc", "use overlapped block motion compensation (h263+)", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG_OBMC, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},