diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
index c6fcaa4039..08c2d8731c 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
@@ -869,8 +869,7 @@ public final class DefaultVideoFrameProcessor implements VideoFrameProcessor {
     checkArgument(outputColorInfo.isDataSpaceValid());
     checkArgument(outputColorInfo.colorTransfer != C.COLOR_TRANSFER_LINEAR);
 
-    if (inputColorInfo.colorSpace != outputColorInfo.colorSpace
-        || ColorInfo.isTransferHdr(inputColorInfo) != ColorInfo.isTransferHdr(outputColorInfo)) {
+    if (ColorInfo.isTransferHdr(inputColorInfo) != ColorInfo.isTransferHdr(outputColorInfo)) {
       // OpenGL tone mapping is only implemented for BT2020 to BT709 and HDR to SDR.
       checkArgument(inputColorInfo.colorSpace == C.COLOR_SPACE_BT2020);
       checkArgument(outputColorInfo.colorSpace != C.COLOR_SPACE_BT2020);