diff -u -r1.61 ve_lavc.c
--- libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c	26 Apr 2003 16:47:25 -0000	1.61
+++ libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c	28 Apr 2003 10:12:10 -0000
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
         mp_msg(MSGT_MENCODER,MSGL_ERR,"%s is not a supported format\n", lavc_param_format);
         return 0;
     }
+    if(!stats_file) {
     /* lavc internal 2pass bitrate control */
     switch(lavc_param_vpass){
     case 1: 
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@
 	}        
 	break;
     }
+    }
 
     lavc_venc_context->me_method = ME_ZERO+lavc_param_vme;