diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
index d6fa39fd789..adf1a2fd9a8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static MovieClip *movieclip_alloc(const char *name)
 	clip->proxy.quality = 90;
 
 	clip->start_frame = 1;
-	clip->frame_offset = 1;
+	clip->frame_offset = 0;
 
 	return clip;
 }