diff --git a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
index 6d5db9aaf6..38b4c1bf96 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
@@ -1957,6 +1957,14 @@ gst_omx_video_dec_negotiate (GstOMXVideoDec * self)
   GST_OMX_INIT_STRUCT (&param);
   param.nPortIndex = self->dec_out_port->index;
 
+  err = gst_omx_component_get_parameter (self->dec,
+      OMX_IndexParamVideoPortFormat, &param);
+  if (err != OMX_ErrorNone) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to get video port format: %s (0x%08x)",
+        gst_omx_error_to_string (err), err);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   for (l = negotiation_map; l; l = l->next) {
     GstOMXVideoNegotiationMap *m = l->data;