diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
index ee95804428..e804efbc63 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 options.EnableTonemapping = false;
             }
 
-            if (imageStream.Width is not null && imageStream.Height is not null)
+            if (imageStream.Width is not null && imageStream.Height is not null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(imageStream.AspectRatio))
             {
                 // For hardware trickplay encoders, we need to re-calculate the size because they used fixed scale dimensions
                 var darParts = imageStream.AspectRatio.Split(':');