diff --git a/libavcodec/qtrleenc.c b/libavcodec/qtrleenc.c
index 6669c1302f..8b0edf7b3d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qtrleenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qtrleenc.c
@@ -413,4 +413,5 @@ AVCodec ff_qtrle_encoder = {
     .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]){
         AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_RGB555BE, AV_PIX_FMT_ARGB, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
     },
+    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
 };