diff --git a/libavformat/cafenc.c b/libavformat/cafenc.c
index ae36b85cb1..f94101ab02 100644
--- a/libavformat/cafenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/cafenc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static int caf_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 
     switch (enc->codec_id) {
     case AV_CODEC_ID_AAC:
-    case AV_CODEC_ID_AC3:
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "muxing codec currently unsupported\n");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }