diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
index 2ed3304310..5f6d8ac865 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
         private bool EncodeVideo(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource)
         {
             var mediaStreams = mediaSource.MediaStreams ?? new List<MediaStream>();
-            return !mediaStreams.Any(i => i.Type == MediaStreamType.Video && string.Equals(i.Codec, "h264", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            return !mediaStreams.Any(i => i.Type == MediaStreamType.Video && string.Equals(i.Codec, "h264", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !i.IsInterlaced);
         }
 
         protected string GetOutputSizeParam()