diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
index 36610122d67..df5d30f5387 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
@@ -753,12 +753,12 @@ static int si_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_video_profil
 	      sscreen->info.ip[AMD_IP_VCN_UNIFIED].num_queues :
 	      sscreen->info.ip[AMD_IP_VCN_DEC].num_queues)))
          return false;
-      if (codec < PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG4_AVC &&
-          sscreen->info.vcn_ip_version >= VCN_3_0_33)
-         return false;
       if (QUERYABLE_KERNEL &&
           sscreen->info.vcn_ip_version >= VCN_1_0_0)
          return KERNEL_DEC_CAP(codec, valid);
+      if (codec < PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG4_AVC &&
+          sscreen->info.vcn_ip_version >= VCN_3_0_33)
+         return false;
 
       switch (codec) {
       case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG12: