diff --git a/libavcodec/rawenc.c b/libavcodec/rawenc.c
index 7e15084d71..561d992a46 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rawenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rawenc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const AVCodec ff_rawvideo_encoder = {
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("raw video"),
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
     .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,
-    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1 | AV_CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS,
     .init           = raw_encode_init,
     .encode2        = raw_encode,
     .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_THREADSAFE,