diff --git a/libavcodec/tiffenc.c b/libavcodec/tiffenc.c
index 456b3bf54a..dba4ffe70a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tiffenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tiffenc.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ AVCodec ff_tiff_encoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(TiffEncoderContext),
     .init           = encode_init,
     .close          = encode_close,
+    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS | CODEC_CAP_INTRA_ONLY,
     .encode2        = encode_frame,
     .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]) {
         AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8,