diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index bc1fd65341a..f27c418d3a5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -709,9 +709,12 @@ private string GetFilterHwDeviceArgs(string alias)
 
         public string GetGraphicalSubCanvasSize(EncodingJobInfo state)
         {
+            // DVBSUB and DVDSUB use the fixed canvas size 720x576
             if (state.SubtitleStream != null
                 && state.SubtitleDeliveryMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode
-                && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream)
+                && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream
+                && !string.Equals(state.SubtitleStream.Codec, "DVBSUB", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !string.Equals(state.SubtitleStream.Codec, "DVDSUB", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 var inW = state.VideoStream?.Width;
                 var inH = state.VideoStream?.Height;