diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 83210f6c89..8d7c8a43fb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -3194,8 +3194,8 @@ def ffmpeg_fixup(cndn, msg, cls):
                     downloader = downloader.__name__ if downloader else None
 
                     if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is None:  # Not necessary if doing merger
-                        fixup_live = info_dict.get('is_live') and self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts') is None
-                        ffmpeg_fixup(downloader == 'HlsFD' or fixup_live,
+                        ffmpeg_fixup(downloader == 'HlsFD' and not self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts')
+                                     or info_dict.get('is_live') and self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts') is None,
                                      'Possible MPEG-TS in MP4 container or malformed AAC timestamps',
                                      FFmpegFixupM3u8PP)
                         ffmpeg_fixup(info_dict.get('is_live') and downloader == 'DashSegmentsFD',