diff --git a/src/video/videoframe.cpp b/src/video/videoframe.cpp
index a58bf72ac..fd742f1d3 100644
--- a/src/video/videoframe.cpp
+++ b/src/video/videoframe.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,9 @@ AVFrame* VideoFrame::generateAVFrame(const QSize& dimensions, const int pixelFor
 
     int bufSize;
 
-    if (!requireAligned || (dimensions.width() % 8 == 0 && dimensions.height() % 8 == 0)) {
+    const bool alreadyAligned = dimensions.width() % dataAlignment == 0 && dimensions.height() % dataAlignment == 0;
+
+    if (!requireAligned || alreadyAligned) {
         bufSize = av_image_alloc(ret->data, ret->linesize, dimensions.width(), dimensions.height(),
                                  static_cast<AVPixelFormat>(pixelFormat), dataAlignment);
     } else {