diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c b/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
index 092157cbcc09d78a81a1ddf686e000b1544b331d..1f863008f5429b4bd6c7df433d929a386f31138c 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
@@ -899,11 +899,13 @@ static int create_outgoing_sdp_stream(struct ast_sip_session *session, struct as
 	int rtp_code;
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_format_cap *, caps, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
 	enum ast_media_type media_type = stream_to_media_type(session_media->stream_type);
+	int use_override_prefs = ast_format_cap_count(session->req_caps);
+
 	int direct_media_enabled = !ast_sockaddr_isnull(&session_media->direct_media_addr) &&
 		ast_format_cap_count(session->direct_media_cap);
 
-	if (!ast_format_cap_has_type(session->endpoint->media.codecs, media_type) ||
-	    !ast_format_cap_has_type(session->req_caps, media_type)) {
+	if ((use_override_prefs && !ast_format_cap_has_type(session->req_caps, media_type)) ||
+	    (!use_override_prefs && !ast_format_cap_has_type(session->endpoint->media.codecs, media_type))) {
 		/* If no type formats are configured don't add a stream */
 		return 0;
 	} else if (!session_media->rtp && create_rtp(session, session_media, session->endpoint->media.rtp.ipv6)) {