diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index 41dd1df9a..d97930655 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -683,13 +683,27 @@ def _embed_lyrics(self, subtitles, filename, ext):
                 with open(sub['filepath'], encoding='utf-8') as f:
                     sub['data'] = f.read()
 
+        def totime(time):
+            time = time.split(":")
+            return int((int(time[0])*60 + float(time[1]))*1000)
+        def convert_lrc_to_sylt(lrc):
+            lrc = lrc.split("\n")
+            lrc = [i.strip() for i in lrc]
+            lrc = [i for i in lrc if i]
+            lrc = [i for i in lrc if i[-1] != "]"]
+            lrc = [i.split("]") for i in lrc]
+            lrc = [[i[0][1:], i[1]] for i in lrc]
+            lrc = [(i[1], totime(i[0])) for i in lrc]
+            return lrc
         if ext == 'mp3':
             metadata = mutagen.id3.ID3(filename)
             for lang, sub in subtitles.items():
-                metadata.add(mutagen.id3.USLT(
+                metadata.add(mutagen.id3.SYLT(
                     encoding=mutagen.id3.Encoding.UTF8,
                     lang=ISO639Utils.short2long(lang) or 'und',
-                    text=sub['data']))
+                    format=2,
+                    type=1,
+                    text=convert_lrc_to_sylt(sub['data'])))
         else:
             metadata = mutagen.File(filename)
             metadata['©lyr' if ext == 'm4a' else 'lyrics'] = [sub['data'] for sub in subtitles.values()]