diff --git a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
index ba8ca589f7..a87c280cf7 100644
--- a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
+++ b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
@@ -336,17 +336,63 @@ error:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int cuda_context_init(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx, int flags) {
+    AVCUDADeviceContext *hwctx = device_ctx->hwctx;
+    CudaFunctions *cu;
+    CUcontext dummy;
+    int ret, dev_active = 0;
+    unsigned int dev_flags = 0;
+
+    const unsigned int desired_flags = CU_CTX_SCHED_BLOCKING_SYNC;
+
+    cu = hwctx->internal->cuda_dl;
+
+    hwctx->internal->flags = flags;
+
+    if (flags & AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT) {
+        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxGetState(hwctx->internal->cuda_device,
+                       &dev_flags, &dev_active));
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+
+        if (dev_active && dev_flags != desired_flags) {
+            av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Primary context already active with incompatible flags.\n");
+            return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+        } else if (dev_flags != desired_flags) {
+            ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxSetFlags(hwctx->internal->cuda_device,
+                           desired_flags));
+            if (ret < 0)
+                return ret;
+        }
+
+        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&hwctx->cuda_ctx,
+                                                    hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+    } else {
+        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxCreate(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, desired_flags,
+                                       hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+
+        CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxPopCurrent(&dummy));
+    }
+
+    hwctx->internal->is_allocated = 1;
+
+    // Setting stream to NULL will make functions automatically use the default CUstream
+    hwctx->stream = NULL;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int cuda_device_create(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
                               const char *device,
                               AVDictionary *opts, int flags)
 {
     AVCUDADeviceContext *hwctx = device_ctx->hwctx;
     CudaFunctions *cu;
-    CUcontext dummy;
-    int ret, dev_active = 0, device_idx = 0;
-    unsigned int dev_flags = 0;
-
-    const unsigned int desired_flags = CU_CTX_SCHED_BLOCKING_SYNC;
+    int ret, device_idx = 0;
 
     if (device)
         device_idx = strtol(device, NULL, 0);
@@ -364,37 +410,9 @@ static int cuda_device_create(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
     if (ret < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    hwctx->internal->flags = flags;
-
-    if (flags & AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT) {
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxGetState(hwctx->internal->cuda_device, &dev_flags, &dev_active));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-
-        if (dev_active && dev_flags != desired_flags) {
-            av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Primary context already active with incompatible flags.\n");
-            goto error;
-        } else if (dev_flags != desired_flags) {
-            ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxSetFlags(hwctx->internal->cuda_device, desired_flags));
-            if (ret < 0)
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-    } else {
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxCreate(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, desired_flags, hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-
-        CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxPopCurrent(&dummy));
-    }
-
-    hwctx->internal->is_allocated = 1;
-
-    // Setting stream to NULL will make functions automatically use the default CUstream
-    hwctx->stream = NULL;
+    ret = cuda_context_init(device_ctx, flags);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto error;
 
     return 0;
 
@@ -409,11 +427,7 @@ static int cuda_device_derive(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
     AVCUDADeviceContext *hwctx = device_ctx->hwctx;
     CudaFunctions *cu;
     const char *src_uuid = NULL;
-    CUcontext dummy;
-    int ret, i, device_count, dev_active = 0;
-    unsigned int dev_flags = 0;
-
-    const unsigned int desired_flags = CU_CTX_SCHED_BLOCKING_SYNC;
+    int ret, i, device_count;
 
 #if CONFIG_VULKAN
     VkPhysicalDeviceIDProperties vk_idp = {
@@ -481,37 +495,9 @@ static int cuda_device_derive(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    hwctx->internal->flags = flags;
-
-    if (flags & AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT) {
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxGetState(hwctx->internal->cuda_device, &dev_flags, &dev_active));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-
-        if (dev_active && dev_flags != desired_flags) {
-            av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Primary context already active with incompatible flags.\n");
-            goto error;
-        } else if (dev_flags != desired_flags) {
-            ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxSetFlags(hwctx->internal->cuda_device, desired_flags));
-            if (ret < 0)
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-    } else {
-        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxCreate(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, desired_flags, hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            goto error;
-
-        CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxPopCurrent(&dummy));
-    }
-
-    hwctx->internal->is_allocated = 1;
-
-    // Setting stream to NULL will make functions automatically use the default CUstream
-    hwctx->stream = NULL;
+    ret = cuda_context_init(device_ctx, flags);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto error;
 
     return 0;