diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc.cpp
index 921b48e6487..c990311fefe 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc.cpp
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ d3d12_video_encoder_calculate_max_slices_count_in_output(
       case D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_FRAME_SUBREGION_LAYOUT_MODE_BYTES_PER_SUBREGION:
       case D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_FRAME_SUBREGION_LAYOUT_MODE_AUTO:
       {
-         maxSlices = MaxSubregionsNumberFromCaps;
+         maxSlices = std::max(128u, MaxSubregionsNumberFromCaps);
       } break;
       case D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_FRAME_SUBREGION_LAYOUT_MODE_SQUARE_UNITS_PER_SUBREGION_ROW_UNALIGNED:
       {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc_hevc.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc_hevc.cpp
index 1b9ce63888d..25ded7e57a3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc_hevc.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_enc_hevc.cpp
@@ -1481,16 +1481,6 @@ d3d12_video_encoder_update_current_encoder_config_state_hevc(struct d3d12_video_
                     pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeCapabilities.m_encoderLevelSuggestedDesc.m_HEVCLevelSetting.Level);
    }
 
-   if (pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeCapabilities.m_MaxSlicesInOutput >
-       pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeCapabilities.m_currentResolutionSupportCaps.MaxSubregionsNumber) {
-      debug_printf("[d3d12_video_encoder_hevc] Desired number of subregions %d is not supported (higher than max "
-                      "reported slice number %d in query caps) for current resolution (%d, %d)\n.",
-                      pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeCapabilities.m_MaxSlicesInOutput,
-                      pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeCapabilities.m_currentResolutionSupportCaps.MaxSubregionsNumber,
-                      pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeConfig.m_currentResolution.Width,
-                      pD3D12Enc->m_currentEncodeConfig.m_currentResolution.Height);
-      return false;
-   }
    return true;
 }