diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index 636ae067c8..7eddabcaca 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -2092,6 +2092,9 @@ static int vcr2_init_sequence(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     s->chroma_format = 1;
     s->codec_id= s->avctx->codec_id= CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO;
     avctx->sub_id = 2; /* indicates MPEG-2 */
+    s1->save_width           = s->width;
+    s1->save_height          = s->height;
+    s1->save_progressive_seq = s->progressive_sequence;
     return 0;
 }