diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
index 1811ef9525..392230526d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
@@ -337,6 +337,16 @@ static void nvenc_print_driver_requirement(AVCodecContext *avctx, int level)
     av_log(avctx, level, "The minimum required Nvidia driver for nvenc is %s or newer\n", minver);
 }
 
+#if NVENCAPI_CHECK_VERSION(12, 0)
+#define to_nv_color_matrix(n)   (NV_ENC_VUI_MATRIX_COEFFS)(n)
+#define to_nv_color_pri(n)      (NV_ENC_VUI_COLOR_PRIMARIES)(n)
+#define to_nv_color_trc(n)      (NV_ENC_VUI_TRANSFER_CHARACTERISTIC)(n)
+#else
+#define to_nv_color_matrix(n)   (uint32_t)(n)
+#define to_nv_color_pri(n)      (uint32_t)(n)
+#define to_nv_color_trc(n)      (uint32_t)(n)
+#endif
+
 static av_cold int nvenc_load_libraries(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     NvencContext *ctx            = avctx->priv_data;
@@ -1266,14 +1276,14 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_setup_h264_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(ctx->data_pix_fmt);
 
     if ((pixdesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB) && !IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt)) {
-        vui->colourMatrix = AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG;
-        vui->colourPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        vui->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        vui->colourMatrix = to_nv_color_matrix(AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG);
+        vui->colourPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        vui->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         vui->videoFullRangeFlag = 0;
     } else {
-        vui->colourMatrix = IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace;
-        vui->colourPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        vui->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        vui->colourMatrix = to_nv_color_matrix(IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace);
+        vui->colourPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        vui->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         vui->videoFullRangeFlag = (avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG
             || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P);
     }
@@ -1457,14 +1467,14 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_setup_hevc_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(ctx->data_pix_fmt);
 
     if ((pixdesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB) && !IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt)) {
-        vui->colourMatrix = AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG;
-        vui->colourPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        vui->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        vui->colourMatrix = to_nv_color_matrix(AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG);
+        vui->colourPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        vui->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         vui->videoFullRangeFlag = 0;
     } else {
-        vui->colourMatrix = IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace;
-        vui->colourPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        vui->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        vui->colourMatrix = to_nv_color_matrix(IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace);
+        vui->colourPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        vui->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         vui->videoFullRangeFlag = (avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG
             || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P);
     }
@@ -1655,14 +1665,14 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_setup_av1_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(ctx->data_pix_fmt);
 
     if ((pixdesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB) && !IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt)) {
-        av1->matrixCoefficients = AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG;
-        av1->colorPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        av1->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        av1->matrixCoefficients = to_nv_color_matrix(AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG);
+        av1->colorPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        av1->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         av1->colorRange = 0;
     } else {
-        av1->matrixCoefficients = IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace;
-        av1->colorPrimaries = avctx->color_primaries;
-        av1->transferCharacteristics = avctx->color_trc;
+        av1->matrixCoefficients = to_nv_color_matrix(IS_GBRP(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? AVCOL_SPC_RGB : avctx->colorspace);
+        av1->colorPrimaries = to_nv_color_pri(avctx->color_primaries);
+        av1->transferCharacteristics = to_nv_color_trc(avctx->color_trc);
         av1->colorRange = (avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG
             || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P || ctx->data_pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P);
     }