diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_deint_filter.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_deint_filter.c
index 48244435546..809a5c1bf88 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_deint_filter.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_deint_filter.c
@@ -275,13 +275,7 @@ vl_deint_filter_init(struct vl_deint_filter *filter, struct pipe_context *pipe,
 
    /* TODO: handle other than 4:2:0 subsampling */
    memset(&templ, 0, sizeof(templ));
-   templ.buffer_format = pipe->screen->get_video_param
-   (
-      pipe->screen,
-      PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_UNKNOWN,
-      PIPE_VIDEO_ENTRYPOINT_PROCESSING,
-      PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT
-   );
+   templ.buffer_format = PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
    templ.width = video_width;
    templ.height = video_height;
    templ.interlaced = true;