diff --git a/libavcodec/ffv1enc.c b/libavcodec/ffv1enc.c
index 194bbacda1..00ef800c30 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ffv1enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ffv1enc.c
@@ -763,14 +763,12 @@ static av_cold int encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         s->colorspace = 1;
         s->transparency = 1;
         s->chroma_planes = 1;
-        if (!avctx->bits_per_raw_sample)
-            s->bits_per_raw_sample = 8;
+        s->bits_per_raw_sample = 8;
         break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_0RGB32:
         s->colorspace = 1;
         s->chroma_planes = 1;
-        if (!avctx->bits_per_raw_sample)
-            s->bits_per_raw_sample = 8;
+        s->bits_per_raw_sample = 8;
         break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP9:
         if (!avctx->bits_per_raw_sample)