diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/videoRecorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/videoRecorder.ts
index bfb377e79b..25199413f8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/videoRecorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/videoRecorder.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class VideoRecorder {
 
     const w = options.width;
     const h = options.height;
-    const args = `-loglevel error -f image2pipe -avioflags direct -fpsprobesize 0 -probesize 32 -analyzeduration 0 -c:v mjpeg -i - -y -an -r ${fps} -c:v vp8 -qmin 0 -qmax 50 -crf 8 -deadline realtime -speed 8 -b:v 1M -threads 1 -vf pad=${w}:${h}:0:0:gray,crop=${w}:${h}:0:0`.split(' ');
+    const args = `-loglevel error -f image2pipe -avioflags direct -fpsprobesize 0 -probesize 32 -analyzeduration 0 -c:v mjpeg -i pipe:0 -y -an -r ${fps} -c:v vp8 -qmin 0 -qmax 50 -crf 8 -deadline realtime -speed 8 -b:v 1M -threads 1 -vf pad=${w}:${h}:0:0:gray,crop=${w}:${h}:0:0`.split(' ');
     args.push(options.outputFile);
     const progress = this._progress;