diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index c4e9280f86..a976f61a44 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -2970,6 +2970,7 @@ static int transcode_init(void)
                 enc_ctx->audio_service_type = dec_ctx->audio_service_type;
                 enc_ctx->block_align        = dec_ctx->block_align;
                 enc_ctx->initial_padding    = dec_ctx->delay;
+                enc_ctx->profile            = dec_ctx->profile;
 #if FF_API_AUDIOENC_DELAY
                 enc_ctx->delay              = dec_ctx->delay;
 #endif