diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
index c09379013c..27ad8e49ec 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static const AVOption buffer_options[] = {
     { "sar_num",       "deprecated, do not use", OFFSET(pixel_aspect.num), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,      { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, V },
     { "sar_den",       "deprecated, do not use", OFFSET(pixel_aspect.den), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,      { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, V },
 #endif
-    { "sar",           "sample aspect ratio",    OFFSET(pixel_aspect),     AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 1 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
-    { "pixel_aspect",  "sample aspect ratio",    OFFSET(pixel_aspect),     AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 1 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
+    { "sar",           "sample aspect ratio",    OFFSET(pixel_aspect),     AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 0 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
+    { "pixel_aspect",  "sample aspect ratio",    OFFSET(pixel_aspect),     AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 0 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
     { "time_base",     NULL,                     OFFSET(time_base),        AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 0 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
     { "frame_rate",    NULL,                     OFFSET(frame_rate),       AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, { .dbl = 0 }, 0, DBL_MAX, V },
     { "sws_param",     NULL,                     OFFSET(sws_param),        AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING,                    .flags = V },