diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
index ec81ed3f33f..cd92465bdec 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ handleVASliceDataBufferType(vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf)
          sizes[num_buffers++] = context->mpeg4.start_code_size;
          break;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_JPEG:
+         if (bufHasStartcode(buf, 0xffd8ffdb, 32))
+            break;
+
          vlVaGetJpegSliceHeader(context);
          buffers[num_buffers] = (void *)context->mjpeg.slice_header;
          sizes[num_buffers++] = context->mjpeg.slice_header_size;