diff --git a/libavutil/opt.c b/libavutil/opt.c
index e07ec8ce0f..d2af76478c 100644
--- a/libavutil/opt.c
+++ b/libavutil/opt.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static int opt_is_pod(enum AVOptionType type)
     case AV_OPT_TYPE_DURATION:
     case AV_OPT_TYPE_COLOR:
     case AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL:
+    case AV_OPT_TYPE_UINT:
         return 1;
     }
     return 0;