diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/anim_movie.c b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/anim_movie.c
index 9806ff006d7..5bb91efe186 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/anim_movie.c
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/anim_movie.c
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@ static int startffmpeg(struct anim *anim)
 		avformat_close_input(&pFormatCtx);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (pCodecCtx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_NONE) {
+		avcodec_close(anim->pCodecCtx);
+		avformat_close_input(&pFormatCtx);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	frame_rate = av_get_r_frame_rate_compat(pFormatCtx->streams[videoStream]);
 	if (pFormatCtx->streams[videoStream]->nb_frames != 0) {