diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
index 21e44c0a843..a674a8c1d7a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ d3d12_video_encode_supported_references_per_frame_structures(const D3D12_VIDEO_E
          * frames supported for encoding.
          */
          supportedMaxRefFrames = capPictureControlData.PictureSupport.pAV1Support->MaxUniqueReferencesPerFrame;
-         supportedMaxRefFrames = (supportedMaxRefFrames & 0xffff) | ((supportedMaxRefFrames & 0xffff) << 16);
+         if (capPictureControlData.PictureSupport.pAV1Support->PredictionMode)
+            supportedMaxRefFrames = (supportedMaxRefFrames & 0xffff) | ((supportedMaxRefFrames & 0xffff) << 16);
       }
    }
 #endif