diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index bc3921b51..33ced38bf 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ next:
 			media_update_stats(media);
 			ssrc_collect_metrics(media);
 		}
-		if (ML_ISSET(media->monologue, TRANSCODING))
+		if (MEDIA_ISSET(media, TRANSCODING))
 			hlp->transcoded_media++;
 	}
 
@@ -2795,10 +2795,10 @@ static void media_update_transcoding_flag(struct call_media *media) {
 	if (!media)
 		return;
 
-	ML_CLEAR(media->monologue, TRANSCODING);
+	MEDIA_CLEAR(media, TRANSCODING);
 
 	if (t_queue_find_custom(&media->media_subscribers, NULL, __sub_is_transcoding))
-		ML_SET(media->monologue, TRANSCODING);
+		MEDIA_SET(media, TRANSCODING);
 }
 
 /* called with call->master_lock held in W */
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index dc7f2a204..92c6491ae 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ static const char *kernelize_one(struct rtpengine_target_info *reti, GQueue *out
 
 	if (proto_is_rtp(media->protocol)) {
 		reti->rtp = 1;
-		if (!ML_ISSET(media->monologue, TRANSCODING)) {
+		if (!MEDIA_ISSET(media, TRANSCODING)) {
 			reti->rtcp_fw = 1;
 			if (media->protocol->avpf)
 				reti->rtcp_fb_fw = 1;
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 1c7551f63..dba821601 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ enum {
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_AUDIO_PLAYER			0x80000000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_LEGACY_OSRTP			SHARED_FLAG_LEGACY_OSRTP
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_LEGACY_OSRTP_REV		SHARED_FLAG_LEGACY_OSRTP_REV
+#define MEDIA_FLAG_TRANSCODING			0x100000000LL
 
 /* struct call_monologue */
 #define ML_FLAG_REC_FORWARDING			0x00010000
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ enum {
 #define ML_FLAG_DTMF_INJECTION_ACTIVE		0x00040000
 #define ML_FLAG_DETECT_DTMF			0x00080000
 #define ML_FLAG_NO_RECORDING			0x00100000
-#define ML_FLAG_TRANSCODING			0x00200000
+/* unused					0x00200000 */
 #define ML_FLAG_BLOCK_SHORT			0x00400000
 #define ML_FLAG_BLOCK_MEDIA			0x00800000
 #define ML_FLAG_SILENCE_MEDIA			0x01000000
diff --git a/t/test-transcode.c b/t/test-transcode.c
index ea1bfda12..3d6f576eb 100644
--- a/t/test-transcode.c
+++ b/t/test-transcode.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void __packet_seq_ts(const char *file, int line, struct call_media *media
 		.sfd = &sfd,
 	};
 	// from __stream_ssrc()
-	if (!ML_ISSET(media->monologue, TRANSCODING))
+	if (!MEDIA_ISSET(media, TRANSCODING))
 		mp.ssrc_in->ssrc_map_out = ntohl(ssrc);
 	mp.ssrc_out = get_ssrc_ctx(mp.ssrc_in->ssrc_map_out, other_media->monologue->ssrc_hash, SSRC_DIR_OUTPUT, NULL);
 	payload_tracker_add(&mp.ssrc_in->tracker, pt_in & 0x7f);