diff --git a/libavformat/ape.c b/libavformat/ape.c
index dbd4b5c72b..54ffa9e1ec 100644
--- a/libavformat/ape.c
+++ b/libavformat/ape.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG 0
 
 /* The earliest and latest file formats supported by this library */
-#define APE_MIN_VERSION 3970
+#define APE_MIN_VERSION 3950
 #define APE_MAX_VERSION 3990
 
 #define MAC_FORMAT_FLAG_8_BIT                 1 // is 8-bit [OBSOLETE]