diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 8b57b39d59..23731a8e6b 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ static int set_codec_from_probe_data(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, AVProbeDa
         } else if (!strcmp(fmt->name, "dts")) {
             st->codec->codec_id = CODEC_ID_DTS;
             st->codec->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
+        } else if (!strcmp(fmt->name, "aac")) {
+            st->codec->codec_id = CODEC_ID_AAC;
+            st->codec->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
         }
     }
     return !!fmt;