diff --git a/src/video.cpp b/src/video.cpp
index e6fdb64e810..8bfffcbbaa2 100644
--- a/src/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video.cpp
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ namespace video {
       return nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (config.chromaSamplingType > 0 && !video_format[encoder_t::YUV444]) {
+    if (config.chromaSamplingType == 1 && !video_format[encoder_t::YUV444]) {
       BOOST_LOG(error) << video_format.name << ": YUV 4:4:4 not supported"sv;
       return nullptr;
     }