diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
index 47246528ac7ef5985a668bcca61e909ae0c69b29..e2d0fd5eaf29a76563ebfdf277460d561df025d4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ venc_try_fmt_common(struct venus_inst *inst, struct v4l2_format *f)
 		else
 			return NULL;
 		fmt = find_format(inst, pixmp->pixelformat, f->type);
+		if (!fmt)
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
 	pixmp->width = clamp(pixmp->width, frame_width_min(inst),