diff --git a/libarmbox/video.cpp b/libarmbox/video.cpp
index a807eb0..f4ae1b3 100644
--- a/libarmbox/video.cpp
+++ b/libarmbox/video.cpp
@@ -730,7 +730,10 @@ void cVideo::getPictureInfo(int &width, int &height, int &rate)
 	if (fd == -1)
 	{
 		/* in movieplayer mode, fd is not opened -> fall back to procfs */
-		r      = proc_get_hex(VMPEG_framerate[devnum]);
+		char buf[16];
+		int n = proc_get(VMPEG_framerate[devnum], buf, 16);
+		if (n > 0)
+			sscanf(buf, "%i", &r);
 		width  = proc_get_hex(VMPEG_xres[devnum]);
 		height = proc_get_hex(VMPEG_yres[devnum]);
 		rate   = rate2csapi(r);