diff --git a/cfg-mencoder.h b/cfg-mencoder.h
index b2c2d6a5e2..a451a99379 100644
--- a/cfg-mencoder.h
+++ b/cfg-mencoder.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct config lavcopts_conf[]={
 	{"vbitrate", &lavc_param_vbitrate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
 	{"vratetol", &lavc_param_vrate_tolerance, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
 	{"vhq", &lavc_param_vhq, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
-	{"vme", &lavc_param_vme, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 3, NULL},
+	{"vme", &lavc_param_vme, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 5, NULL},
 	{"vqscale", &lavc_param_vqscale, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 31, NULL},
 	{"vqmin", &lavc_param_vqmin, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 31, NULL},
 	{"vqmax", &lavc_param_vqmax, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 31, NULL},