diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index b082a80f21..8ecd5cc07d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	void toggle_video_timeline_locked ();
 	void set_video_timeline_locked (const bool);
 	void queue_visual_videotimeline_update ();
-	void embed_audio_from_video (std::string);
+	void embed_audio_from_video (std::string, framepos_t n = 0);
 #endif
 
 	bool canvas_imageframe_item_view_event(GdkEvent* event, ArdourCanvas::Item*,ImageFrameView*);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_videotimeline.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_videotimeline.cc
index 18a49fc9b6..a58a896fdd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_videotimeline.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_videotimeline.cc
@@ -90,10 +90,9 @@ Editor::toggle_video_timeline_locked ()
 }
 
 void
-Editor::embed_audio_from_video (std::string path)
+Editor::embed_audio_from_video (std::string path, framepos_t n)
 {
 	vector<std::string> paths;
-	framepos_t n = 0; /* -1: use file's timestamp - but br0ken with ffmpeg wav extract */
 	paths.push_back(path);
 #if 0
 	do_embed (paths, Editing::ImportDistinctFiles, Editing::ImportAsTrack, n);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
index 788951f143..0dabc5f5e8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class PublicEditor : public Gtk::Window, public PBD::StatefulDestructible {
 	virtual void set_xjadeo_sensitive (bool onoff) = 0;
 	virtual int  get_videotl_bar_height () const = 0;
 	virtual void set_video_timeline_height (const int h) = 0;
-	virtual void embed_audio_from_video (std::string) = 0;
+	virtual void embed_audio_from_video (std::string, framepos_t n = 0) = 0;
 	virtual void export_video () = 0;
 #endif