diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
index 28254cb49b..ad5a451581 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
@@ -128,21 +128,20 @@ static int choose_encoder(const OptionsContext *o, AVFormatContext *s,
         return 0;
     }
 
-        if (!codec_name) {
-            ost->par_in->codec_id = av_guess_codec(s->oformat, NULL, s->url,
-                                                         NULL, ost->type);
-            *enc = avcodec_find_encoder(ost->par_in->codec_id);
-            if (!*enc) {
-                av_log(ost, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Automatic encoder selection failed "
-                       "Default encoder for format %s (codec %s) is "
-                       "probably disabled. Please choose an encoder manually.\n",
-                        s->oformat->name, avcodec_get_name(ost->par_in->codec_id));
-                return AVERROR_ENCODER_NOT_FOUND;
-            }
-        } else if (strcmp(codec_name, "copy")) {
-            *enc = find_codec_or_die(ost, codec_name, ost->type, 1);
-            ost->par_in->codec_id = (*enc)->id;
+    if (!codec_name) {
+        ost->par_in->codec_id = av_guess_codec(s->oformat, NULL, s->url, NULL, ost->type);
+        *enc = avcodec_find_encoder(ost->par_in->codec_id);
+        if (!*enc) {
+            av_log(ost, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Automatic encoder selection failed "
+                   "Default encoder for format %s (codec %s) is "
+                   "probably disabled. Please choose an encoder manually.\n",
+                    s->oformat->name, avcodec_get_name(ost->par_in->codec_id));
+            return AVERROR_ENCODER_NOT_FOUND;
         }
+    } else if (strcmp(codec_name, "copy")) {
+        *enc = find_codec_or_die(ost, codec_name, ost->type, 1);
+        ost->par_in->codec_id = (*enc)->id;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }