diff --git a/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc b/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
index 9538794639..decf8acd7a 100644
--- a/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
+++ b/libheif/plugins/encoder_x265.cc
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@ static struct heif_error x265_encode_image(void* encoder_raw, const struct heif_
 
   encoder->encoder = api->encoder_open(param);
 
-#if X265_BUILD >= 212
+#if X265_BUILD == 212
+  // In x265 build version 212, the signature of the encoder_encode() function was changed. But it was changed back in version 213.
+  // https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/issues/952/crash-in-libheif-tests
   x265_picture* out_pic = NULL;
   api->encoder_encode(encoder->encoder,
                       &encoder->nals,
@@ -984,7 +986,7 @@ static struct heif_error x265_get_compressed_data(void* encoder_raw, uint8_t** d
     encoder->nal_output_counter = 0;
 
 
-#if X265_BUILD >= 212
+#if X265_BUILD == 212
     x265_picture* out_pic = NULL;
     int result = api->encoder_encode(encoder->encoder,
                                      &encoder->nals,