diff --git a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
index 6e9b54de4f0e40e25d201270a9c23d5ea0dea75c..f8bf7db90a9ff38009acd6e6ad80280e845ac9af 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ AVCodec ff_dnxhd_encoder = {
     .init           = dnxhd_encode_init,
     .encode2        = dnxhd_encode_picture,
     .close          = dnxhd_encode_end,
-    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS,
+    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS | AV_CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS | AV_CODEC_CAP_INTRA_ONLY,
     .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]) {
         AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P,
         AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10,