diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 30e1463368..932b6ad9f8 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static int set_codec_from_probe_data(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st,
         { "dts",       AV_CODEC_ID_DTS,        AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO },
         { "eac3",      AV_CODEC_ID_EAC3,       AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO },
         { "h264",      AV_CODEC_ID_H264,       AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO },
+        { "hevc"     , AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC      , AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO },
         { "loas",      AV_CODEC_ID_AAC_LATM,   AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO },
         { "m4v",       AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG4,      AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO },
         { "mp3",       AV_CODEC_ID_MP3,        AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO },