diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
index 842e4eef60..2fbd1cad87 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "ull",         "Ultra low latency",                   0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = NV_ENC_TUNING_INFO_ULTRA_LOW_LATENCY },        0, 0, VE, .unit = "tune" },
     { "lossless",    "Lossless",                            0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = NV_ENC_TUNING_INFO_LOSSLESS },                 0, 0, VE, .unit = "tune" },
 #endif
+#if FF_API_NVENC_H264_MAIN
     { "profile",      "Set the encoding profile",           OFFSET(profile),      AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_MAIN }, NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE, NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444P, VE, .unit = "profile" },
+#else
+    { "profile",      "Set the encoding profile",           OFFSET(profile),      AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,   { .i64 = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH }, NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE, NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444P, VE, .unit = "profile" },
+#endif
     { "baseline",     "",                                   0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE },  0, 0, VE, .unit = "profile" },
     { "main",         "",                                   0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_MAIN },      0, 0, VE, .unit = "profile" },
     { "high",         "",                                   0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH },      0, 0, VE, .unit = "profile" },
diff --git a/libavcodec/version_major.h b/libavcodec/version_major.h
index 6c652374dd..c14f0d0989 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version_major.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version_major.h
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@
 // reminder to remove Sonic decoder on next-next major bump
 #define FF_CODEC_SONIC_DEC         (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 63)
 
+#define FF_API_NVENC_H264_MAIN     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 63)
+
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR_H */