diff --git a/libavformat/nutenc.c b/libavformat/nutenc.c
index b11dd4a476..b7ea286338 100644
--- a/libavformat/nutenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/nutenc.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int nut_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     nut->avf = s;
 
     nut->version = FFMAX(NUT_STABLE_VERSION, 3 + !!nut->flags);
-    if (nut->flags && s->strict_std_compliance > FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL) {
+    if (nut->version > 3 && s->strict_std_compliance > FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL) {
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                "The additional syncpoint modes require version %d, "
                "that is currently not finalized, "