diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index 0682a6fcc5..16b1ba8af7 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -1780,6 +1780,13 @@ static void flush_encoders(void)
 {
     int i, ret;
 
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_output_streams; i++) {
+        OutputStream   *ost = output_streams[i];
+        OutputFile      *of = output_files[ost->file_index];
+        if (ost->sq_idx_encode >= 0)
+            sq_send(of->sq_encode, ost->sq_idx_encode, SQFRAME(NULL));
+    }
+
     for (i = 0; i < nb_output_streams; i++) {
         OutputStream   *ost = output_streams[i];
         AVCodecContext *enc = ost->enc_ctx;