diff --git a/libavcodec/sgidec.c b/libavcodec/sgidec.c
index ee09d69c63..88450b94ab 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sgidec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sgidec.c
@@ -266,5 +266,6 @@ AVCodec ff_sgi_decoder = {
     .init           = sgi_init,
     .close          = sgi_end,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
+    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("SGI image"),
 };