diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
index b4a0a5bf0a..da8a3f5a67 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static av_cold void nvenc_setup_rate_control(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (ctx->flags & NVENC_ONE_PASS)
         ctx->encode_config.rcParams.multiPass = NV_ENC_MULTI_PASS_DISABLED;
-    if (ctx->flags & NVENC_TWO_PASSES || ctx->twopass)
+    if (ctx->flags & NVENC_TWO_PASSES || ctx->twopass > 0)
         ctx->encode_config.rcParams.multiPass = NV_ENC_TWO_PASS_FULL_RESOLUTION;
 
     if (ctx->rc < 0) {