diff --git a/libavcodec/snowenc.c b/libavcodec/snowenc.c
index d6dd58cc2c..329e7c22b9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/snowenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/snowenc.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,10 @@ AVCodec ff_snow_encoder = {
     .init           = encode_init,
     .encode2        = encode_frame,
     .close          = encode_end,
+    .pix_fmts       = (const enum PixelFormat[]){
+        PIX_FMT_YUV420P, PIX_FMT_YUV410P, PIX_FMT_YUV444P,
+        PIX_FMT_NONE
+    },
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Snow"),
     .priv_class     = &snowenc_class,
 };