diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
index 0d6f7c92f4..586a369b86 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct config lavcopts_conf[]={
 #ifdef CODEC_FLAG_PART
 	{"vb_qoffset", &lavc_param_vb_qoffset, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, CONF_RANGE, 0.0, 31.0, NULL},
 	{"vlelim", &lavc_param_luma_elim_threshold, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 99, NULL},
-	{"vcelim", &lavc_param_chroma_elim_threshold, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 99, NULL},
+	{"vcelim", &lavc_param_chroma_elim_threshold, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, -99, 99, NULL},
 	{"vpsize", &lavc_param_packet_size, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 100000000, NULL},
 	{"vstrict", &lavc_param_strict, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
 	{"vdpart", &lavc_param_data_partitioning, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, CODEC_FLAG_PART, NULL},