diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_interlace.c b/libavfilter/vf_interlace.c
index d65473967f..139d5b0247 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_interlace.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_interlace.c
@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *buf)
     if (!s->cur || !s->next)
         return 0;
 
+    if (s->cur->interlaced_frame) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+               "video is already interlaced, adjusting framerate only\n");
+        out = av_frame_clone(s->cur);
+        out->pts /= 2;  // adjust pts to new framerate
+        ret = ff_filter_frame(outlink, out);
+        s->got_output = 1;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     tff = (s->scan == MODE_TFF);
     out = ff_get_video_buffer(outlink, outlink->w, outlink->h);
     if (!out)