diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index 459ede7835..440588b3f2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ av_cold int MPV_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         }
         break;
     case CODEC_ID_LJPEG:
+        if(avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_RGB32 &&
+           ((avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV420P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV422P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV444P) || avctx->strict_std_compliance>FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL)){
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "colorspace not supported in LJPEG\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        break;
     case CODEC_ID_MJPEG:
         if(avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_RGB32 &&
            ((avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV420P && avctx->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV422P) || avctx->strict_std_compliance>FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL)){