diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
index fc64a086e4..3607859cb8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,10 @@ static int init_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q)
                 q->extco3.MaxFrameSizeI = q->max_frame_size_i;
             if (q->max_frame_size_p >= 0)
                 q->extco3.MaxFrameSizeP = q->max_frame_size_p;
+            if (sw_format == AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA &&
+                (q->profile == MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT ||
+                q->profile == MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN))
+                q->extco3.TargetChromaFormatPlus1 = MFX_CHROMAFORMAT_YUV444 + 1;
 
             q->extco3.ScenarioInfo = q->scenario;
         } else if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_AV1) {