diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactory.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactory.java
index 4e21df41783..adbc7381208 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactory.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactory.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.media.MediaCodecInfo;
 import android.media.MediaFormat;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.Size;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -518,16 +519,21 @@ private static void adjustMediaFormatForEncoderPerformanceSettings(MediaFormat m
 
     if (Util.SDK_INT == 26) {
       mediaFormat.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE, DEFAULT_FRAME_RATE);
-    } else if (Util.SDK_INT <= 34) {
-      // On some devices setting Integer.MAX_VALUE will cause the encoder to throw at configuration
-      // time. Setting the operating to 1000 avoids being close to an integer overflow limit while
-      // being higher than a maximum feasible operating rate. See [internal b/311206113].
+    } else if (deviceNeedsLowerOperatingRateAvoidingOverflowWorkaround()) {
       mediaFormat.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE, 1000);
     } else {
       mediaFormat.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
     }
   }
 
+  private static boolean deviceNeedsLowerOperatingRateAvoidingOverflowWorkaround() {
+    // On this chipset, setting an operating rate close to Integer.MAX_VALUE will cause the encoder
+    // to throw at configuration time. Setting the operating rate to 1000 avoids being close to an
+    // integer overflow limit while being higher than a maximum feasible operating rate. See
+    // [internal b/311206113].
+    return Util.SDK_INT >= 31 && Util.SDK_INT <= 34 && Build.SOC_MODEL.equals("SM8550");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Applying suggested profile/level settings from
    * https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/sharing-video#b-frames_and_encoding_profiles
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactoryTest.java b/libraries/transformer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactoryTest.java
index e50344aaadf..733bea1da09 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactoryTest.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/test/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultEncoderFactoryTest.java
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ public void createForVideoEncoding_withFallbackOnAndUnsupportedResolution_config
     assertThat(configurationMediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_PRIORITY)).isTrue();
     assertThat(configurationMediaFormat.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PRIORITY)).isEqualTo(1);
     assertThat(configurationMediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(configurationMediaFormat.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE)).isEqualTo(1000);
+    assertThat(configurationMediaFormat.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_OPERATING_RATE))
+        .isEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   }
 
   @Test