diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
index 8149dbf257..02d6109aaf 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ static int put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi){
         AVFrame *pic= lavc_venc_context->coded_frame;
         double f= lavc_venc_context->width*lavc_venc_context->height*255.0*255.0;
 	double quality=0.0;
+	int8_t *q;
 
         if(!fvstats) {
             time_t today2;
@@ -546,18 +547,19 @@ static int put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi){
         }
 	
 	// average MB quantizer
-	{
+	q = lavc_venc_context->coded_frame->qscale_table;
+	if(q) {
 	    int x, y;
 	    int w = (lavc_venc_context->width+15) >> 4;
 	    int h = (lavc_venc_context->height+15) >> 4;
-	    int8_t *q = lavc_venc_context->coded_frame->qscale_table;
 	    for( y = 0; y < h; y++ ) {
 		for( x = 0; x < w; x++ )
 		    quality += (double)*(q+x);
 		q += lavc_venc_context->coded_frame->qstride;
 	    }
 	    quality /= w * h;
-	}
+	} else 
+	    quality = lavc_venc_context->coded_frame->quality;
 
         fprintf(fvstats, "%6d, %2.2f, %6d, %2.2f, %2.2f, %2.2f, %2.2f %c\n",
             lavc_venc_context->coded_frame->coded_picture_number,