diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b15c7415..c4ba1de85 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2015-10-16  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz@bunkus.org>
 
+        * mkvmerge: bug fix: the cropping parameters contained the
+        "cropping:" prefix twice in the verbose identification output.
+
         * MKVToolNix GUI: merge tool enhancement: when dropping files onto
         the GUI the last file's directory is remembered as the last
         directory a file was opened from causing the next open file dialog
diff --git a/src/input/r_matroska.cpp b/src/input/r_matroska.cpp
index 5d142985a..d48781d7d 100644
--- a/src/input/r_matroska.cpp
+++ b/src/input/r_matroska.cpp
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ kax_reader_c::identify() {
       info.add(mtx::id::display_dimensions, boost::format("%1%x%2%") % track->v_dwidth % track->v_dheight);
 
     if ((0 != track->v_pcleft) || (0 != track->v_pctop) || (0 != track->v_pcright) || (0 != track->v_pcbottom))
-      info.add(mtx::id::cropping, boost::format("cropping:%1%,%2%,%3%,%4%") % track->v_pcleft % track->v_pctop % track->v_pcright % track->v_pcbottom);
+      info.add(mtx::id::cropping, boost::format("%1%,%2%,%3%,%4%") % track->v_pcleft % track->v_pctop % track->v_pcright % track->v_pcbottom);
 
     if (track->codec.is(codec_c::type_e::V_MPEG4_P10))
       info.add(mtx::id::packetizer, track->ms_compat ? mtx::id::mpeg4_p10_es_video : mtx::id::mpeg4_p10_video);