diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index fc7fcda4d6..d0422681dc 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #ifdef USE_SUB
 #include "subreader.h"
 void find_sub(subtitle* subtitles,int key);
+void adjust_subs_time(subtitle* subtitles, float subadj, float fps);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LIBVO2
@@ -1031,7 +1032,12 @@ if(!sh_video){
 
 /* display clip info */
 demux_info_print(demuxer);
-
+	
+#ifdef USE_SUB
+// we know fps so now we can adjust subtitles time to ~6 seconds AST
+adjust_subs_time(subtitles, 6.0, sh_video->fps);
+#endif	
+	
 //================== Init AUDIO (codec) ==========================
 
 current_module="init_audio_codec";
diff --git a/subreader.c b/subreader.c
index d19d1de220..807a519695 100644
--- a/subreader.c
+++ b/subreader.c
@@ -599,19 +599,20 @@ subtitle* subcp_recode (subtitle *sub)
 
 #endif
 
-static void adjust_subs_time(subtitle* sub, unsigned long subtime){
-	int i = sub_num;
+void adjust_subs_time(subtitle* sub, float subtime, float fps){
 	subtitle* nextsub;
+	int i = sub_num;
+	unsigned long subfms = (sub_uses_time ? 100 : fps) * subtime;
 
-	for (;;){	
+	if (i)	for (;;){	
 		if (sub->end <= sub->start)
-			sub->end = sub->start + subtime;
+			sub->end = sub->start + subfms;
 		if (!--i) return;
 		nextsub = sub + 1;
 		if (sub->end >= nextsub->start){
 			sub->end = nextsub->start - 1;
-			if (sub->end - sub->start > subtime)
-				sub->end = sub->start + subtime;
+			if (sub->end - sub->start > subfms)
+				sub->end = sub->start + subfms;
 		}
 		sub = nextsub;
 	}
@@ -682,11 +683,6 @@ subtitle* sub_read_file (char *filename) {
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-// if sub->end time is 0 set it to sub_>start + ~6 sec but not 
-// after next sub->start time
-// correct also if sub->end time is below sub->start time
-// maybe default subtime (150fms) should be a program option AST
-    adjust_subs_time(first, 150);
     return first;
 }