diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_scale.c b/libavfilter/vf_scale.c
index 506254f500..64b88c2357 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_scale.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_scale.c
@@ -557,10 +557,10 @@ static const AVOption scale_options[] = {
     { "mpeg",   NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AVCOL_RANGE_MPEG}, 0, 0, FLAGS, "range" },
     { "tv",     NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AVCOL_RANGE_MPEG}, 0, 0, FLAGS, "range" },
     { "pc",     NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG}, 0, 0, FLAGS, "range" },
-    { "in_v_chr_pos",   "input vertical chroma position in luma grid/256"  , OFFSET(in_v_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1}, -1, 512, FLAGS },
-    { "in_h_chr_pos",   "input horizontal chroma position in luma grid/256", OFFSET(in_h_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1}, -1, 512, FLAGS },
-    { "out_v_chr_pos",   "output vertical chroma position in luma grid/256"  , OFFSET(out_v_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1}, -1, 512, FLAGS },
-    { "out_h_chr_pos",   "output horizontal chroma position in luma grid/256", OFFSET(out_h_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1}, -1, 512, FLAGS },
+    { "in_v_chr_pos",   "input vertical chroma position in luma grid/256"  ,   OFFSET(in_v_chr_pos),  AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -513}, -513, 512, FLAGS },
+    { "in_h_chr_pos",   "input horizontal chroma position in luma grid/256",   OFFSET(in_h_chr_pos),  AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -513}, -513, 512, FLAGS },
+    { "out_v_chr_pos",   "output vertical chroma position in luma grid/256"  , OFFSET(out_v_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -513}, -513, 512, FLAGS },
+    { "out_h_chr_pos",   "output horizontal chroma position in luma grid/256", OFFSET(out_h_chr_pos), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -513}, -513, 512, FLAGS },
     { "force_original_aspect_ratio", "decrease or increase w/h if necessary to keep the original AR", OFFSET(force_original_aspect_ratio), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0}, 0, 2, FLAGS, "force_oar" },
     { "disable",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "force_oar" },
     { "decrease", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 1 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "force_oar" },