diff --git a/videowriter.go b/videowriter.go
index fc328b8..7dca8a7 100644
--- a/videowriter.go
+++ b/videowriter.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func initVideoWriter(writer *VideoWriter) {
 	}
 
 	// If audio was included, then specify video and audio channels.
-	if writer.audio != "" {
+	if writer.audio != "" && !gif {
 		command = append(
 			command,
 			"-acodec", writer.audio_codec,