diff --git a/torchvision/csrc/io/decoder/stream.cpp b/torchvision/csrc/io/decoder/stream.cpp
index e924ea6a3d1..37dd5805d5a 100644
--- a/torchvision/csrc/io/decoder/stream.cpp
+++ b/torchvision/csrc/io/decoder/stream.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void Stream::setFramePts(DecoderHeader* header, bool flush) {
   if (flush) {
     header->pts = nextPts_; // already in us
   } else {
-    header->pts = av_frame_get_best_effort_timestamp(frame_);
+    header->pts = frame_->best_effort_timestamp;
     if (header->pts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
       header->pts = nextPts_;
     } else {