diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
index 335208b2fc..cfc64d9e3e 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ m_option_t lavcopts_conf[]={
 	{"vrc_override", &lavc_param_rc_override_string, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 	{"vrc_maxrate", &lavc_param_rc_max_rate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
 	{"vrc_minrate", &lavc_param_rc_min_rate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
-	{"vrc_buf_size", &lavc_param_rc_min_rate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
+	{"vrc_buf_size", &lavc_param_rc_buffer_size, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 4, 24000000, NULL},
 	{"vrc_buf_aggressivity", &lavc_param_rc_buffer_aggressivity, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, CONF_RANGE, 0.0, 99.0, NULL},
 	{"vrc_init_cplx", &lavc_param_rc_initial_cplx, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, CONF_RANGE, 0.0, 9999999.0, NULL},
         {"vfdct", &lavc_param_fdct, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 10, NULL},