diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_bm3d.c b/libavfilter/vf_bm3d.c
index 3196b63884..a602283e38 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_bm3d.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_bm3d.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVFrame **out, AVFrame *in, AVFram
     av_frame_copy_props(*out, in);
 
     for (p = 0; p < s->nb_planes; p++) {
-        const int nb_jobs = FFMIN(s->nb_threads, s->planeheight[p] / s->block_size);
+        const int nb_jobs = FFMAX(1, FFMIN(s->nb_threads, s->planeheight[p] / s->block_size));
         ThreadData td;
 
         if (!((1 << p) & s->planes) || ctx->is_disabled) {