diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index 6c6f50ae2f..413077f2c3 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ gst_h264_parse_update_src_caps (GstH264Parse * h264parse, GstCaps * caps)
             "bit-depth-luma", G_TYPE_UINT, sps->bit_depth_luma_minus8 + 8,
             "bit-depth-chroma", G_TYPE_UINT, bit_depth_chroma, NULL);
 
-      if (colorimetry && s && !gst_structure_has_field (s, "colorimetry")) {
+      if (colorimetry && (!s || !gst_structure_has_field (s, "colorimetry"))) {
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "colorimetry", G_TYPE_STRING, colorimetry,
             NULL);
       }