diff --git a/ethosu/vela/graph_optimiser_util.py b/ethosu/vela/graph_optimiser_util.py
index 5e7e112..b33851a 100644
--- a/ethosu/vela/graph_optimiser_util.py
+++ b/ethosu/vela/graph_optimiser_util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Arm Limited or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Arm Limited or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
     if _avoid_nhcwb16_for_shapes(tens):
         return
 
+    # Resize bilinear half pixel center implementation requires OFM with linear format to
+    # allow stride modification in H/W dimensions.
+    for op in tens.ops:
+        if op.original_type == Op.ResizeBilinear and op.type == Op.DepthwiseConv2DBias:
+            return
+
     for op in tens.consumer_list:
         if op.type == Op.ReduceSum and (
             tens.dtype == DataType.int32 or arch.accelerator_config == Accelerator.Ethos_U65_512