diff --git a/toxav/toxav.c b/toxav/toxav.c
index 413b643a32..dcb4597d66 100644
--- a/toxav/toxav.c
+++ b/toxav/toxav.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ bool toxav_video_send_frame(ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, uint16_t width, u
         goto RETURN;
     }
 
-    if (vc_reconfigure_encoder(call->video, call->video_bit_rate * 1000, width, height, -1) != 0) {
+    if (vc_reconfigure_encoder(call->video, call->video_bit_rate, width, height, -1) != 0) {
         pthread_mutex_unlock(call->mutex_video);
         rc = TOXAV_ERR_SEND_FRAME_INVALID;
         goto RETURN;