diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
index 2ee3747bb6..10f9df6efc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ bool AVIDump::CreateVideoFile()
   s_codec_context->gop_size = 12;
   s_codec_context->pix_fmt = g_Config.bUseFFV1 ? AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA : AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
 
+  if (output_format->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
+    s_codec_context->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+
   if (avcodec_open2(s_codec_context, codec, nullptr) < 0)
   {
     WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Could not open codec.");