diff --git a/libavcodec/sgienc.c b/libavcodec/sgienc.c
index f4d651e6bb..b2fd145e20 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sgienc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sgienc.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ AVCodec sgi_encoder = {
     encode_init,
     encode_frame,
     NULL,
-    .pix_fmts= (enum PixelFormat[]){PIX_FMT_RGB24, PIX_FMT_RGBA, PIX_FMT_PAL8, PIX_FMT_GRAY8, PIX_FMT_NONE},
+    .pix_fmts= (enum PixelFormat[]){PIX_FMT_RGB24, PIX_FMT_RGBA, PIX_FMT_GRAY8, PIX_FMT_NONE},
     .long_name= NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("SGI image"),
 };