diff --git a/libavcodec/qpeg.c b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
index 22afd9fa81..84304cae3b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qpeg.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
@@ -366,4 +366,6 @@ AVCodec ff_qpeg_decoder = {
     .decode         = decode_frame,
     .flush          = decode_flush,
     .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_THREADSAFE |
+                      FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
 };