diff --git a/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc b/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
index 313b95f835..1c98d31082 100644
--- a/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
+++ b/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
@@ -901,12 +901,21 @@ static struct heif_error x265_encode_image(void* encoder_raw, const struct heif_
 
   encoder->encoder = api->encoder_open(param);
 
+#if X265_BUILD >= 212
+  x265_picture* out_pic = NULL;
+  api->encoder_encode(encoder->encoder,
+                      &encoder->nals,
+                      &encoder->num_nals,
+                      pic,
+                      &out_pic);
+#else
   api->encoder_encode(encoder->encoder,
                       &encoder->nals,
                       &encoder->num_nals,
                       pic,
                       NULL);
-
+#endif
+  
   api->picture_free(pic);
   api->param_free(param);