diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index 453094a7d4..ffb7de5237 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -1025,76 +1025,79 @@ static int clone_slice(H264Context *dst, H264Context *src)
 
 static enum AVPixelFormat get_pixel_format(H264Context *h, int force_callback)
 {
+    enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts[2];
+    const enum AVPixelFormat *choices = pix_fmts;
+    int i;
+
+    pix_fmts[1] = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
+
     switch (h->sps.bit_depth_luma) {
     case 9:
         if (CHROMA444(h)) {
             if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB) {
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP9;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP9;
             } else
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P9;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P9;
         } else if (CHROMA422(h))
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P9;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P9;
         else
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P9;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P9;
         break;
     case 10:
         if (CHROMA444(h)) {
             if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB) {
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP10;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP10;
             } else
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P10;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P10;
         } else if (CHROMA422(h))
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10;
         else
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10;
         break;
     case 12:
         if (CHROMA444(h)) {
             if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB) {
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP12;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP12;
             } else
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P12;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P12;
         } else if (CHROMA422(h))
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P12;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P12;
         else
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P12;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P12;
         break;
     case 14:
         if (CHROMA444(h)) {
             if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB) {
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP14;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP14;
             } else
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P14;
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P14;
         } else if (CHROMA422(h))
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P14;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P14;
         else
-            return AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P14;
+            pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P14;
         break;
     case 8:
         if (CHROMA444(h)) {
-            if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB) {
-                av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Detected GBR colorspace.\n");
-                return AV_PIX_FMT_GBR24P;
-            } else if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_YCGCO) {
+            if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_YCGCO)
                 av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Detected unsupported YCgCo colorspace.\n");
-            }
-            return h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG ? AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P
-                                                                : AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P;
+            if (h->avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_RGB)
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP;
+            else if (h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG)
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P;
+            else
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P;
         } else if (CHROMA422(h)) {
-            return h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG ? AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P
-                                                             : AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
+            if (h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG)
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P;
+            else
+                pix_fmts[0] = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
         } else {
-            int i;
-            const enum AVPixelFormat * fmt = h->avctx->codec->pix_fmts ?
-                                        h->avctx->codec->pix_fmts :
-                                        h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG ?
-                                        h264_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_jpeg_420 :
-                                        h264_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_420;
-
-            for (i=0; fmt[i] != AV_PIX_FMT_NONE; i++)
-                if (fmt[i] == h->avctx->pix_fmt && !force_callback)
-                    return fmt[i];
-            return ff_thread_get_format(h->avctx, fmt);
+            if (h->avctx->codec->pix_fmts)
+                choices = h->avctx->codec->pix_fmts;
+            else if (h->avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG)
+                choices = h264_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_jpeg_420;
+            else
+                choices = h264_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_420;
         }
         break;
     default:
@@ -1102,6 +1105,11 @@ static enum AVPixelFormat get_pixel_format(H264Context *h, int force_callback)
                "Unsupported bit depth %d\n", h->sps.bit_depth_luma);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
+
+    for (i=0; choices[i] != AV_PIX_FMT_NONE; i++)
+        if (choices[i] == h->avctx->pix_fmt && !force_callback)
+            return choices[i];
+    return ff_thread_get_format(h->avctx, choices);
 }
 
 /* export coded and cropped frame dimensions to AVCodecContext */