diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index bb867aba30..b6738e7cc1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             {
                 return string.Format(
                     CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                    @"scale=-1:{1}:fast_bilinear,crop,pad=max({0}\,iw):max({1}\,ih):(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2:black@0,crop={0}:{1}",
+                    @"scale=-1:{1}:fast_bilinear,scale,crop,pad=max({0}\,iw):max({1}\,ih):(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2:black@0,crop={0}:{1}",
                     outWidth.Value,
                     outHeight.Value);
             }