diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 4e8ea4cd2e..79957eaebe 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
         // the next rounded up width is 32
         *width = FFMAX(*width, 32);
     }
+    if (s->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_SVQ3) {
+        *width = FFMAX(*width, 32);
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
         linesize_align[i] = STRIDE_ALIGN;