diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index e46e907c3a..887f6b143b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -757,11 +757,11 @@ do {                                                                    \
         if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
             const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(frame->format);
 
-            if (!desc) {
+            planes = av_pix_fmt_count_planes(frame->format);
+            if (!desc || planes <= 0) {
                 ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
                 goto fail;
             }
-            planes = (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_PLANAR) ? desc->nb_components : 1;
 
             for (i = 0; i < planes; i++) {
                 int v_shift    = (i == 1 || i == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_h : 0;
diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
index 1d4501a93d..cc650ff4f8 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ do {                                                                    \
     if (ctx->outputs[0]->type  == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
         const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(frame->format);
 
-        if (!desc) {
+        planes = av_pix_fmt_count_planes(frame->format);
+        if (!desc || planes <= 0) {
             ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
             goto fail;
         }
-        planes = (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_PLANAR) ? desc->nb_components : 1;
 
         for (i = 0; i < planes; i++) {
             int v_shift    = (i == 1 || i == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_h : 0;