diff --git a/libavcodec/g722dec.c b/libavcodec/g722dec.c
index 26aa6cfb91..26f288b721 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g722dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g722dec.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(G722Context, x)
 #define AD AV_OPT_FLAG_AUDIO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
 static const AVOption options[] = {
-    { "bits_per_codeword", "Bits per G722 codeword", OFFSET(bits_per_codeword), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, { .i64 = 8 }, 6, 8, AD },
+    { "bits_per_codeword", "Bits per G722 codeword", OFFSET(bits_per_codeword), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 8 }, 6, 8, AD },
     { NULL }
 };