diff --git a/src/ustreamer/encoder.c b/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
index bb86ccb..a051f18 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void encoder_prepare(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev) {
 		}
 	}
 #	endif
+#	ifdef WITH_RAWSINK
+	else if (type == ENCODER_TYPE_NOOP) {
+		ER(n_workers) = 1;
+	}
+#	endif
 
 	goto ok;