diff --git a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
index b2deb5d93b..a5b750f8ba 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@ static av_cold int vpx_init(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         codecctl_int(avctx, VP8E_SET_ARNR_STRENGTH,    ctx->arnr_strength);
     if (ctx->arnr_type >= 0)
         codecctl_int(avctx, VP8E_SET_ARNR_TYPE,        ctx->arnr_type);
-    if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8) {
+
+    if (CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP8_ENCODER && avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8) {
         codecctl_int(avctx, VP8E_SET_NOISE_SENSITIVITY, avctx->noise_reduction);
         codecctl_int(avctx, VP8E_SET_TOKEN_PARTITIONS,  av_log2(avctx->slices));
     }