diff --git a/codec.c b/codec.c
index 9b98677..042dcf0 100644
--- a/codec.c
+++ b/codec.c
@@ -131,11 +131,25 @@ static enum PixelFormat Codec_get_format(AVCodecContext * video_ctx,
 {
     VideoDecoder *decoder;
 
+    decoder = video_ctx->opaque;
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT == AV_VERSION_INT(54,86,100)
+    // this begins to stink, 1.1.2 calls get_format for each frame
+    // 1.1.3 has the same version, but works again
+    if (decoder->GetFormatDone) {
+	if (decoder->GetFormatDone < 10) {
+	    ++decoder->GetFormatDone;
+	    Error
+		("codec/video: ffmpeg/libav buggy: get_format called again\n");
+	}
+	return *fmt;			// FIXME: this is hack
+    }
+#endif
+
+    // bug in ffmpeg 1.1.1, called with zero width or height
     if (!video_ctx->width || !video_ctx->height) {
-	Error("codec/video: ffmpeg/libav buggy\n");
+	Error("codec/video: ffmpeg/libav buggy: width or height zero\n");
     }
 
-    decoder = video_ctx->opaque;
     decoder->GetFormatDone = 1;
     return Video_get_format(decoder->HwDecoder, video_ctx, fmt);
 }