diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_sr.c b/libavfilter/vf_sr.c
index 9c96424479..86dc551553 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_sr.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_sr.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef struct SRContext {
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(SRContext, x)
 #define FLAGS AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM
 static const AVOption sr_options[] = {
-    { "dnn_backend", "DNN backend used for model execution", OFFSET(backend_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, FLAGS, "backend" },
+    { "dnn_backend", "DNN backend used for model execution", OFFSET(backend_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, FLAGS, "backend" },
     { "native", "native backend flag", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "backend" },
 #if (CONFIG_LIBTENSORFLOW == 1)
     { "tensorflow", "tensorflow backend flag", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "backend" },