diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
index 7170bcff39..8993e14d03 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
@@ -936,11 +936,16 @@ static gboolean
 ensure_profile (GstVaapiEncoderH265 * encoder)
 {
   GstVaapiProfile profile;
+  const GstVideoFormat format =
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (GST_VAAPI_ENCODER_VIDEO_INFO (encoder));
 
   /* Always start from "Main" profile for maximum
      compatibility */
   profile = GST_VAAPI_PROFILE_H265_MAIN;
 
+  if (format == GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_P010_10LE)
+    profile = GST_VAAPI_PROFILE_H265_MAIN10;
+
   encoder->profile = profile;
   encoder->profile_idc = gst_vaapi_utils_h265_get_profile_idc (profile);
   return TRUE;