diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
index 3e3b617a2c..f2afb2e0b6 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ gst_ffmpegenc_register (GstPlugin * plugin)
   while (in_plugin) {
     gchar *type_name;
 
+    /* Skip non-AV codecs */
+    if (in_plugin->type != CODEC_TYPE_AUDIO &&
+        in_plugin->type != CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO)
+      goto next;
+
     /* no quasi codecs, please */
     if (in_plugin->id == CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO ||
         in_plugin->id == CODEC_ID_V210 ||