diff --git a/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c b/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
index 13f0d89d4cc..d9e4f46fe0b 100644
--- a/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
+++ b/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI VMR9_CheckMediaType(BaseRenderer *iface, const AM_MEDIA_TY
         ERR("Format type %s not supported\n", debugstr_guid(&pmt->formattype));
         return S_FALSE;
     }
-    if (This->bmiheader.biCompression)
+    if (This->bmiheader.biCompression != BI_RGB)
         return S_FALSE;
     return S_OK;
 }