diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/AVCodecEncoder.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/AVCodecEncoder.cpp
index a84ed5f1eb..01360358bf 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/AVCodecEncoder.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/ffmpeg/AVCodecEncoder.cpp
@@ -301,11 +301,14 @@ AVCodecEncoder::_Setup()
 		fContext->width = fInputFormat.u.raw_video.display.line_width;
 		fContext->height = fInputFormat.u.raw_video.display.line_count;
 		fContext->gop_size = 12;
+
 		// TODO: Fix pixel format or setup conversion method...
-		for (int i = 0; fCodec->pix_fmts[i] != PIX_FMT_NONE; i++) {
-			// Use the last supported pixel format, which we hope is the
-			// one with the best quality.
-			fContext->pix_fmt = fCodec->pix_fmts[i];
+		if (fCodec->pix_fmts != NULL) {
+			for (int i = 0; fCodec->pix_fmts[i] != PIX_FMT_NONE; i++) {
+				// Use the last supported pixel format, which we hope is the
+				// one with the best quality.
+				fContext->pix_fmt = fCodec->pix_fmts[i];
+			}
 		}
 
 		// TODO: Setup rate control: