diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
index 7457135b6f..1cffee5d4b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ _av1_ensure_rate_control (GstVaAV1Enc * self)
       self->rc.base_qindex = DEFAULT_BASE_QINDEX;
       /* Fall through. */
     case VA_RC_QVBR:
-      g_assert (self->rc.target_percentage >= 10);
+      self->rc.target_percentage = MAX (10, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.max_bitrate = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (bitrate,
           100, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.target_bitrate = bitrate;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
index a0b6a8f664..fac8d9f000 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ _ensure_rate_control (GstVaH264Enc * self)
       /* Fall through. */
     case VA_RC_QVBR:
       self->rc.qp_p = self->rc.qp_b = 26;
-      g_assert (self->rc.target_percentage >= 10);
+      self->rc.target_percentage = MAX (10, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.max_bitrate = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (bitrate,
           100, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.target_bitrate = bitrate;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah265enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah265enc.c
index 08289e6e92..b918b7b75e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah265enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah265enc.c
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ _h265_ensure_rate_control (GstVaH265Enc * self)
       /* Fall through. */
     case VA_RC_QVBR:
       self->rc.qp_p = self->rc.qp_b = 26;
-      g_assert (self->rc.target_percentage >= 10);
+      self->rc.target_percentage = MAX (10, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.max_bitrate = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (bitrate,
           100, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.target_bitrate = bitrate;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
index 2925421b4c..a542545bde 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ _vp9_ensure_rate_control (GstVaVp9Enc * self)
       self->rc.base_qindex = DEFAULT_BASE_QINDEX;
       /* Fall through. */
     case VA_RC_QVBR:
-      g_assert (self->rc.target_percentage >= 10);
+      self->rc.target_percentage = MAX (10, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.max_bitrate = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (bitrate,
           100, self->rc.target_percentage);
       self->rc.target_bitrate = bitrate;