diff --git a/libavutil/tests/pixelutils.c b/libavutil/tests/pixelutils.c
index e1b7dd19b2..f5ddeb329d 100644
--- a/libavutil/tests/pixelutils.c
+++ b/libavutil/tests/pixelutils.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static void check_pixfmt_descriptors(void)
         av_assert0(d->log2_chroma_w <= 3);
         av_assert0(d->log2_chroma_h <= 3);
         av_assert0(d->nb_components <= 4);
+        av_assert0(d->nb_components || (d->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL));
         av_assert0(av_get_pix_fmt(d->name) == av_pix_fmt_desc_get_id(d));
 
         /* The following two checks as well as the one after the loop