diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder.c
index 6c103acec9..8ab33ca545 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder.c
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ gst_vaapi_encoder_ensure_param_roi_regions (GstVaapiEncoder * encoder,
         g_quark_to_string (roi->roi_type), roi->id, roi->x, roi->y, roi->w,
         roi->h);
 
+    picture->has_roi = TRUE;
+
     region_roi[i].roi_rectangle.x = roi->x;
     region_roi[i].roi_rectangle.y = roi->y;
     region_roi[i].roi_rectangle.width = roi->w;
@@ -214,7 +216,9 @@ gst_vaapi_encoder_ensure_param_roi_regions (GstVaapiEncoder * encoder,
     }
   }
 
-  gst_vaapi_enc_picture_add_misc_param (picture, misc);
+  if (picture->has_roi)
+    gst_vaapi_enc_picture_add_misc_param (picture, misc);
+
   gst_vaapi_codec_object_replace (&misc, NULL);
 #endif
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
index 46db870c3c..caec85f041 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_h265.c
@@ -2033,6 +2033,7 @@ fill_picture (GstVaapiEncoderH265 * encoder, GstVaapiEncPicture * picture,
   /* it seems driver requires enablement of cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag
    * to modifiy QP values in CBR mode or low power encoding */
   if (GST_VAAPI_ENCODER_RATE_CONTROL (encoder) != GST_VAAPI_RATECONTROL_CQP
+      || picture->has_roi
       || encoder->entrypoint == GST_VAAPI_ENTRYPOINT_SLICE_ENCODE_LP)
     pic_param->pic_fields.bits.cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag = 1;
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_objects.h b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_objects.h
index 8037c1842d..49f271dcd9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_objects.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencoder_objects.h
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ struct _GstVaapiEncPicture
   guint frame_num;
   guint poc;
   guint temporal_id;
+  gboolean has_roi;
 };
 
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