diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
index 4b20aaca85..7063f7505c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
@@ -888,6 +888,8 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.disableSPSPPS = (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) ? 1 : 0;
         ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.repeatSPSPPS = (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) ? 0 : 1;
 
+        ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.outputAUD = 1;
+
         if (!ctx->profile) {
             switch (avctx->profile) {
             case FF_PROFILE_H264_HIGH_444_PREDICTIVE:
@@ -969,6 +971,8 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.hevcConfig.disableSPSPPS = (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) ? 1 : 0;
         ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.hevcConfig.repeatSPSPPS = (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) ? 0 : 1;
 
+        ctx->encode_config.encodeCodecConfig.hevcConfig.outputAUD = 1;
+
         /* No other profile is supported in the current SDK version 5 */
         ctx->encode_config.profileGUID = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN_GUID;
         avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN;