diff --git a/libavformat/hlsenc.c b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
index 4f74b5f04b..89980d7162 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int hls_write_trailer(struct AVFormatContext *s)
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(HLSContext, x)
 #define E AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
 static const AVOption options[] = {
-    { "start_number", "first number in the sequence",            OFFSET(number),  AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    {.i64 = 0},     0, INT_MAX, E},
+    {"start_number",  "first number in the sequence",            OFFSET(sequence),AV_OPT_TYPE_INT64,  {.i64 = 0},     0, INT64_MAX, E},
     {"hls_time",      "segment length in seconds",               OFFSET(time),    AV_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT,  {.dbl = 2},     0, FLT_MAX, E},
     {"hls_list_size", "maximum number of playlist entries",      OFFSET(size),    AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    {.i64 = 5},     0, INT_MAX, E},
     {"hls_wrap",      "number after which the index wraps",      OFFSET(wrap),    AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    {.i64 = 0},     0, INT_MAX, E},