diff --git a/libavcodec/libx264.c b/libavcodec/libx264.c
index a54743e4b4..58fcfb0eed 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libx264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libx264.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "preset",        "Set the encoding preset (cf. x264 --fullhelp)",   OFFSET(preset),        AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "medium" }, 0, 0, VE},
     { "tune",          "Tune the encoding params (cf. x264 --fullhelp)",  OFFSET(tune),          AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, VE},
     { "profile",       "Set profile restrictions (cf. x264 --fullhelp) ", OFFSET(profile),       AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, VE},
-    { "fastfirstpass", "Use fast settings when encoding first pass",      OFFSET(fastfirstpass), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, VE},
+    { "fastfirstpass", "Use fast settings when encoding first pass",      OFFSET(fastfirstpass), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, VE},
     {"level", "Specify level (as defined by Annex A)", OFFSET(level), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str=NULL}, 0, 0, VE},
     {"passlogfile", "Filename for 2 pass stats", OFFSET(stats), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str=NULL}, 0, 0, VE},
     {"wpredp", "Weighted prediction for P-frames", OFFSET(wpredp), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str=NULL}, 0, 0, VE},