diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index dfa38a13b6ea2e2f43d3e6dd0ff9aba6505e8820..aba78c4712471bc517b588291eb229638ad00794 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int do_deinterlace = 0;
 static int do_interlace_dct = 0;
 static int do_interlace_me = 0;
 static int workaround_bugs = FF_BUG_AUTODETECT;
-static int error_resilience = 2;
+static int error_resilience = FF_ER_CAREFULL;
 static int error_concealment = 3;
 static int dct_algo = 0;
 static int idct_algo = 0;