diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index e3972dbf4c9a..177a1bf2b8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ vdec_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),