diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_crop.c b/libavfilter/vf_crop.c
index 5679a44436..b695a6ffe1 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_crop.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_crop.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static const AVOption crop_options[] = {
     { "h",           "set the height crop area expression",  OFFSET(h_expr), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "ih"}, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX, FLAGS },
     { "x",           "set the x crop area expression",       OFFSET(x_expr), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "(in_w-out_w)/2"}, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX, FLAGS },
     { "y",           "set the y crop area expression",       OFFSET(y_expr), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "(in_h-out_h)/2"}, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX, FLAGS },
-    { "keep_aspect", "keep aspect ratio",                    OFFSET(keep_aspect), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64=0}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
+    { "keep_aspect", "keep aspect ratio",                    OFFSET(keep_aspect), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64=0}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
     { NULL }
 };