diff --git a/DOCS/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/mplayer.1
index 9a85fbbba7..608562fa27 100644
--- a/DOCS/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/mplayer.1
@@ -2306,9 +2306,9 @@ rv10: an old RealVideo codec
 .br
 mpeg1video: MPEG1 video :)
 .REss
-.IPs vqmin=<2\-31>
+.IPs vqmin=<1\-31>
 minimum quantizer (pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 2)
-.IPs vqscale=<2\-31>
+.IPs vqscale=<1\-31>
 constant quantizer (selects fixed quantizer mode) (default: 0 (disabled))
 .IPs vqmax=<1\-31>
 maximum quantizer (pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 31)
diff --git a/DOCS/tech/libavc-options.txt b/DOCS/tech/libavc-options.txt
index 94cdeeca5b..4785556ce4 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/libavc-options.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/libavc-options.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ have an cvs account :)
 lavcopts: (encoder options)
 ---------------------------
 
-vqmin 2-31 (minimum quantizer) for pass1/2
+vqmin 1-31 (minimum quantizer) for pass1/2
 	1 is not recommended (much larger file, little quality difference (if u are lucky) 
            and other weird things (if u are less lucky))
            weird things: msmpeg4, h263 will be very low quality