diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 24b27ab2..8fd2eeb6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ hts-tvheadend (2.5) hts; urgency=low
   * Add support for setting default extra times to add before and after
     a recording. Useful if your TV shows never start on time.
 
+  * Use FFmpeg's av_interleaved_write_frame() or some players can't
+    play the recorded content (vlc is one)
+
 hts-tvheadend (2.4) hts; urgency=low
 
   * Due to a bug, the polarisation of DVB-S muxes was not correctly
diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c b/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
index 9eb8bf81..41cbab98 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ dvr_thread_new_pkt(dvr_entry_t *de, th_pkt_t *pkt)
     avpkt.duration =
       av_rescale_q(pkt->pkt_duration, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, st->time_base);
     avpkt.flags = pkt->pkt_frametype >= PKT_P_FRAME ? 0 : PKT_FLAG_KEY;
-    r = av_write_frame(fctx, &avpkt);
+    r = av_interleaved_write_frame(fctx, &avpkt);
     break;