diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
index d279f8c9bd5..f0bd7fc792e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static int get_picture_storage(struct radeon_encoder *enc)
          oldest_idx = i;
       }
 
-   if (oldest_idx > 0)
+   if (oldest_idx >= 0)
       enc->dpb[oldest_idx].in_use = FALSE;
 
    return oldest_idx;