diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
index 750ff33c2e..4c118d3138 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { "qblur", "-1" },
     { "qcomp", "-1" },
     { "g", "250" },
-    { "bf", "0" },
+    { "bf", "-1" },
     { "refs", "0" },
     { NULL },
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
index 37c2ebe388..031d2ef44e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { "qblur", "-1" },
     { "qcomp", "-1" },
     { "g", "250" },
-    { "bf", "0" },
+    { "bf", "-1" },
     { "refs", "0" },
     { NULL },
 };