diff --git a/libavformat/cafenc.c b/libavformat/cafenc.c
index 2d64beca9a..29b1d56a9d 100644
--- a/libavformat/cafenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/cafenc.c
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ static int caf_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     CAFContext *caf = s->priv_data;
     unsigned int codec_tag = ff_codec_get_tag(ff_codec_caf_tags, enc->codec_id);
 
+    switch (enc->codec_id) {
+    case CODEC_ID_AAC:
+    case CODEC_ID_AC3:
+    case CODEC_ID_ALAC:
+    case CODEC_ID_AMR_NB:
+    case CODEC_ID_QCELP:
+    case CODEC_ID_QDM2:
+        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "muxing codec currently unsupported\n");
+        return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
+    }
+
     switch (enc->codec_id) {
     case CODEC_ID_PCM_S8:
     case CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE: