diff --git a/src/transcode.c b/src/transcode.c
index 503ff3bf..d9a67992 100644
--- a/src/transcode.c
+++ b/src/transcode.c
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ transcode_seek(struct transcode_ctx *ctx, int ms)
 
   start_time = ctx->fmtctx->streams[ctx->astream]->start_time;
 
-  target_pts = ms * AV_TIME_BASE / 1000;
+  target_pts = ms;
+  target_pts = target_pts * AV_TIME_BASE / 1000;
   target_pts = av_rescale_q(target_pts, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, ctx->fmtctx->streams[ctx->astream]->time_base);
 
   if ((start_time != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) && (start_time > 0))