diff --git a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index c1e9eb159..fa99b0c2a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -363,10 +363,8 @@ class FFmpegEmbedSubtitlePP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
         input_files = [filename] + sub_filenames
 
         opts = [
-            '-map', '0:v',
-            '-c:v', 'copy',
-            '-map', '0:a',
-            '-c:a', 'copy',
+            '-map', '0',
+            '-c', 'copy',
             # Don't copy the existing subtitles, we may be running the
             # postprocessor a second time
             '-map', '-0:s',