diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
index 20f47ec727..5fcbcb9f4f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { "qcomp", "-1" },
     { "g", "250" },
     { "bf", "0" },
+    { "refs", "0" },
     { NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
index 66db1457a5..81da9d222d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { "qcomp", "-1" },
     { "g", "250" },
     { "bf", "0" },
+    { "refs", "0" },
     { NULL },
 };