diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_xvid.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_xvid.c
index 3de4eb61f7..ca7af677c2 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_xvid.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_xvid.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct config xvidencopts_conf[] = {
     { "mpeg_quant", &xvidenc_mpeg_quant, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
     { "mod_quant", &xvidenc_mod_quant, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
     { "lumi_mask", &xvidenc_lumi_mask, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
-    { "keyframe_boost", &xvidenc_keyframe_boost, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 10000, NULL}, /* for XVID_MODE_2PASS_2 */
+    { "keyframe_boost", &xvidenc_keyframe_boost, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 1000, NULL}, /* for XVID_MODE_2PASS_2 */
     { "kfthreshold", &xvidenc_kfthreshold, CONF_TYPE_INT, 0, 0, 0, NULL}, /* for XVID_MODE_2PASS_2 */
     { "kfreduction", &xvidenc_kfreduction, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 100, NULL}, /* for XVID_MODE_2PASS_2 */
     { "fixed_quant", &xvidenc_fixed_quant, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 31, NULL}, /* for XVID_MODE_FIXED_QUANT */