diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateless.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateless.c
index ebfbad530c21a0fca629094ace49e8b66b7c59c9..8f43bbcbf617566942210e306ea13da63cf5f0e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateless.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateless.c
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ static int mtk_vdec_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 			mtk_v4l2_vdec_err(ctx, "VP9: bit_depth:%d", frame->bit_depth);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		if (!(frame->flags & V4L2_VP9_FRAME_FLAG_X_SUBSAMPLING) ||
+		    !(frame->flags & V4L2_VP9_FRAME_FLAG_Y_SUBSAMPLING)) {
+			mtk_v4l2_vdec_err(ctx, "VP9: only 420 subsampling is supported");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		break;
 	case V4L2_CID_STATELESS_AV1_SEQUENCE:
 		seq = (struct v4l2_ctrl_av1_sequence *)hdr_ctrl->p_new.p;