diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.c
index b5415fc9ee..9bd9c69825 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.c
@@ -8026,7 +8026,7 @@ static const VideoFormat formats[] = {
       PACK_RGBP),
   MAKE_RGB_FORMAT (BGRP, "raw video", DPTH888, PSTR111, PLANE210, OFFS0, SUB444,
       PACK_BGRP),
-  MAKE_YUV_FORMAT (AV12, "raw video", GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('A', 'V', '1', '2'),
+  MAKE_YUVA_FORMAT (AV12, "raw video", GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('A', 'V', '1', '2'),
       DPTH8888, PSTR1221, PLANE0112, OFFS001, SUB4204, PACK_AV12),
   MAKE_RGBA_LE_FORMAT (ARGB64_LE, "raw video", DPTH16_16_16_16, PSTR8888,
       PLANE0, OFFS2460, SUB4444, PACK_ARGB64_LE),