diff --git a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
index 6d5632c298..c1346e866c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int hw_base_encode_send_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, FFHWBaseEncodeContex
 
         // Fix timestamps if we hit end-of-stream before the initial decode
         // delay has elapsed.
-        if (ctx->input_order < ctx->decode_delay)
+        if (ctx->input_order <= ctx->decode_delay)
             ctx->dts_pts_diff = ctx->pic_end->pts - ctx->first_pts;
     }