diff --git a/libavcodec/libopenjpegenc.c b/libavcodec/libopenjpegenc.c
index ac77c7d196..0fcc48ffdd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libopenjpegenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libopenjpegenc.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ AVCodec ff_libopenjpeg_encoder = {
     .init           = libopenjpeg_encode_init,
     .encode2        = libopenjpeg_encode_frame,
     .close          = libopenjpeg_encode_close,
-    .capabilities   = 0,
+    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS | CODEC_CAP_INTRA_ONLY,
     .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]) {
         AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA, AV_PIX_FMT_RGB48,
         AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA64, AV_PIX_FMT_GBR24P,