diff --git a/libavcodec/libopenh264enc.c b/libavcodec/libopenh264enc.c
index cf79ab6e5b..2f63da1219 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libopenh264enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libopenh264enc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "loopfilter", "enable loop filter", OFFSET(loopfilter), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { "profile", "set profile restrictions", OFFSET(profile), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = NULL }, 0, 0, VE },
     { "max_nal_size", "Set maximum NAL size in bytes", OFFSET(max_nal_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, VE },
-    { "allow_skip_frames", "Allow skipping frames to hit the target bitrate", OFFSET(skip_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
+    { "allow_skip_frames", "Allow skipping frames to hit the target bitrate", OFFSET(skip_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { NULL }
 };