diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 753d291fc9..a19980f5db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7221,7 +7221,7 @@ if test "$_x264" = auto ; then
   cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <x264.h>
-#if X264_BUILD < 76
+#if X264_BUILD < 78
 #error We do not support old versions of x264. Get the latest from git.
 #endif
 int main(void) { x264_encoder_open((void*)0); return 0; }
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_x264.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_x264.c
index 36a42406a5..a3e51a08f1 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_x264.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_x264.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int config(struct vf_instance_s* vf, int width, int height, int d_width,
         mod->mux->bih->biSize= sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) + extradata_size;
     }
 
-    if (param.i_bframe > 1 && param.b_bframe_pyramid)
+    if (param.i_bframe > 1 && param.i_bframe_pyramid)
         mod->mux->decoder_delay = 2;
     else
         mod->mux->decoder_delay = param.i_bframe ? 1 : 0;