diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 5ccbf100121b4c9a8e3980c1a5ca02df71f88fab..6c51ad0f3c11a29f515c113493a1d2ef6a8508db 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -2442,7 +2442,16 @@ static int transcode_init(void)
                 if (ist && !ost->frame_rate.num)
                     ost->frame_rate = ist->framerate;
                 if (ist && !ost->frame_rate.num)
-                    ost->frame_rate = ist->st->r_frame_rate.num ? ist->st->r_frame_rate : (AVRational){25, 1};
+                    ost->frame_rate = ist->st->r_frame_rate;
+                if (ist && !ost->frame_rate.num) {
+                    ost->frame_rate = (AVRational){25, 1};
+                    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+                           "No information "
+                           "about the input framerate is available. Falling "
+                           "back to a default value of 25fps for output stream #%d:%d. Use the -r option "
+                           "if you want a different framerate.\n",
+                           ost->file_index, ost->index);
+                }
 //                    ost->frame_rate = ist->st->avg_frame_rate.num ? ist->st->avg_frame_rate : (AVRational){25, 1};
                 if (ost->enc && ost->enc->supported_framerates && !ost->force_fps) {
                     int idx = av_find_nearest_q_idx(ost->frame_rate, ost->enc->supported_framerates);