diff --git a/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c b/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
index 7b3a07eeb7..02fd27c4ea 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ tvi_handle_t *tvi_init_v4l(char *device, char *adevice)
 
     /* set video device name */
     if (!device)
-	priv->video_device = strdup("/dev/video");
+	priv->video_device = strdup("/dev/video0");
     else
 	priv->video_device = strdup(device);