diff --git a/ffmpeg_filter.c b/ffmpeg_filter.c
index bf484bb859..b049c48d0a 100644
--- a/ffmpeg_filter.c
+++ b/ffmpeg_filter.c
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ enum AVPixelFormat choose_pixel_fmt(AVStream *st, AVCodecContext *enc_ctx, AVCod
         int has_alpha = desc ? desc->nb_components % 2 == 0 : 0;
         enum AVPixelFormat best= AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
         static const enum AVPixelFormat mjpeg_formats[] =
-            { AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE };
+            { AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P,
+              AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,  AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P,  AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P,
+              AV_PIX_FMT_NONE };
         static const enum AVPixelFormat ljpeg_formats[] =
             { AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,
               AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P, AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE };