diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
index 8127fcc6c3..2a3f34b915 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static const FFCodecDefault qsv_enc_defaults[] = {
     { "qmin",      "-1"    },
     { "qmax",      "-1"    },
     { "trellis",   "-1"    },
-    { "flags",     "+cgop" },
     { NULL },
 };