diff --git a/avconv.c b/avconv.c
index 66772aab9ccadf7592681198e10e5d2244c2a1c8..50fa1a70db2cee070af52f6f2a1085d886831fb6 100644
--- a/avconv.c
+++ b/avconv.c
@@ -2213,25 +2213,26 @@ static int transcode(AVFormatContext **output_files,
     for(; received_sigterm == 0;) {
         int file_index, ist_index;
         AVPacket pkt;
-        double ipts_min;
+        int64_t ipts_min;
         double opts_min;
 
     redo:
-        ipts_min= 1e100;
+        ipts_min = INT64_MAX;
         opts_min= 1e100;
 
         /* select the stream that we must read now by looking at the
            smallest output pts */
         file_index = -1;
         for(i=0;i<nb_ostreams;i++) {
-            double ipts, opts;
+            int64_t ipts;
+            double  opts;
             ost = ost_table[i];
             os = output_files[ost->file_index];
             ist = &input_streams[ost->source_index];
             if(ist->is_past_recording_time || no_packet[ist->file_index])
                 continue;
                 opts = ost->st->pts.val * av_q2d(ost->st->time_base);
-            ipts = (double)ist->pts;
+            ipts = ist->pts;
             if (!input_files[ist->file_index].eof_reached){
                 if(ipts < ipts_min) {
                     ipts_min = ipts;