diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
index f747f903e2928..b982f93a50b2c 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
@@ -1036,8 +1036,10 @@ status_t StagefrightRecorder::startMPEG4Recording() {
         totalBitRate += mVideoBitRate;
     }
 
-    reinterpret_cast<MPEG4Writer *>(writer.get())->
-        setInterleaveDuration(mInterleaveDurationUs);
+    if (mInterleaveDurationUs > 0) {
+        reinterpret_cast<MPEG4Writer *>(writer.get())->
+            setInterleaveDuration(mInterleaveDurationUs);
+    }
 
     if (mMaxFileDurationUs != 0) {
         writer->setMaxFileDuration(mMaxFileDurationUs);
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Writer.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Writer.cpp
index c4a25bc5c3dbc..78970b3b3c14b 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Writer.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Writer.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ MPEG4Writer::MPEG4Writer(const char *filename)
       mOffset(0),
       mMdatOffset(0),
       mEstimatedMoovBoxSize(0),
-      mInterleaveDurationUs(500000) {
+      mInterleaveDurationUs(1000000) {
     CHECK(mFile != NULL);
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ MPEG4Writer::MPEG4Writer(int fd)
       mOffset(0),
       mMdatOffset(0),
       mEstimatedMoovBoxSize(0),
-      mInterleaveDurationUs(500000) {
+      mInterleaveDurationUs(1000000) {
     CHECK(mFile != NULL);
 }