diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.c b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
index eb32d1464c..6b836ae79f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ static av_cold int aac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported number of channels: %d\n", avctx->channels);
         return -1;
     }
+    if (avctx->profile != FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN && avctx->profile != FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported profile %d\n", avctx->profile);
+        return -1;
+    }
     s->samplerate_index = i;
 
     dsputil_init(&s->dsp, avctx);