diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
index fe7052f8344..a395a076068 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
@@ -107,32 +107,13 @@ static rvcn_dec_message_avc_t get_h264_msg(struct radeon_decoder *dec,
    result.sps_info_flags |= ((dec->dpb_type == DPB_DYNAMIC_TIER_2) ? 0 : 1)
                               << RDECODE_SPS_INFO_H264_EXTENSION_SUPPORT_FLAG_SHIFT;
 
+   result.chroma_format = pic->pps->sps->chroma_format_idc;
    result.bit_depth_luma_minus8 = pic->pps->sps->bit_depth_luma_minus8;
    result.bit_depth_chroma_minus8 = pic->pps->sps->bit_depth_chroma_minus8;
    result.log2_max_frame_num_minus4 = pic->pps->sps->log2_max_frame_num_minus4;
    result.pic_order_cnt_type = pic->pps->sps->pic_order_cnt_type;
    result.log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4 = pic->pps->sps->log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4;
 
-   switch (dec->base.chroma_format) {
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_NONE:
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_400:
-      result.chroma_format = 0;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_420:
-      result.chroma_format = 1;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_422:
-      result.chroma_format = 2;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_444:
-      result.chroma_format = 3;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CHROMA_FORMAT_440:
-      result.chroma_format = 4;
-      break;
-   }
-
    result.pps_info_flags = 0;
    result.pps_info_flags |= pic->pps->transform_8x8_mode_flag << 0;
    result.pps_info_flags |= pic->pps->redundant_pic_cnt_present_flag << 1;