diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_noise.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_noise.c
index 6cf9d00f12..bfd21acc31 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_noise.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_noise.c
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ static int config(struct vf_instance_s* vf,
 
 static void get_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi){
     if(mpi->flags&MP_IMGFLAG_PRESERVE) return; // don't change
-    if(!(mpi->flags&MP_IMGFLAG_ACCEPT_STRIDE) && mpi->imgfmt!=vf->priv->outfmt)
-	return; // colorspace differ
+    if(mpi->imgfmt!=vf->priv->outfmt) return; // colorspace differ
     // ok, we can do pp in-place (or pp disabled):
     vf->priv->dmpi=vf_get_image(vf->next,mpi->imgfmt,
         mpi->type, mpi->flags, mpi->w, mpi->h);