diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
index 6951a88ec5d..0a3795a45b7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
@@ -903,33 +903,12 @@ handleVAEncSliceParameterBufferType(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaB
 static VAStatus
 handleVAEncPackedHeaderParameterBufferType(vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf)
 {
-   VAStatus status = VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
    VAEncPackedHeaderParameterBuffer *param = buf->data;
 
    context->packed_header_emulation_bytes = param->has_emulation_bytes;
+   context->packed_header_type = param->type;
 
-   switch (u_reduce_video_profile(context->templat.profile)) {
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG4_AVC:
-      if (param->type == VAEncPackedHeaderSequence)
-         context->packed_header_type = param->type;
-      else
-         status = VA_STATUS_ERROR_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_HEVC:
-      if (param->type == VAEncPackedHeaderSequence)
-         context->packed_header_type = param->type;
-      else
-         status = VA_STATUS_ERROR_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-      break;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_AV1:
-         context->packed_header_type = param->type;
-      break;
-
-   default:
-      return VA_STATUS_ERROR_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-   }
-
-   return status;
+   return VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static VAStatus
@@ -939,16 +918,10 @@ handleVAEncPackedHeaderDataBufferType(vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf)
 
    switch (u_reduce_video_profile(context->templat.profile)) {
    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG4_AVC:
-      if (context->packed_header_type != VAEncPackedHeaderSequence)
-         return VA_STATUS_ERROR_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-
       status = vlVaHandleVAEncPackedHeaderDataBufferTypeH264(context, buf);
       break;
 
    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_HEVC:
-      if (context->packed_header_type != VAEncPackedHeaderSequence)
-         return VA_STATUS_ERROR_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-
       status = vlVaHandleVAEncPackedHeaderDataBufferTypeHEVC(context, buf);
       break;