diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.c b/libswscale/swscale.c
index ddfafbe530..d05e6819a8 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.c
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ static int swScale(SwsContext *c, const uint8_t* src[],
             } else {
                 assert(lumSrcPtr  + vLumFilterSize - 1 < lumPixBuf  + vLumBufSize*2);
                 assert(chrUSrcPtr + vChrFilterSize - 1 < chrUPixBuf + vChrBufSize*2);
-                if (c->yuv2packed1 && vLumFilterSize == 1 && vChrFilterSize == 2) { //unscaled RGB
-                    int chrAlpha = vChrFilter[2 * dstY + 1];
+                if (c->yuv2packed1 && vLumFilterSize == 1 && vChrFilterSize <= 2) { //unscaled RGB
+                    int chrAlpha = vChrFilterSize == 1 ? 0 : vChrFilter[2 * dstY + 1];
                     yuv2packed1(c, *lumSrcPtr, chrUSrcPtr, chrVSrcPtr,
                                 alpPixBuf ? *alpSrcPtr : NULL,
                                 dest[0], dstW, chrAlpha, dstY);