diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 25e3aa1168..09fb75433a 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -2015,6 +2015,16 @@ static int video_refresh_property_helper(struct m_property *prop, int action,
     return r;
 }
 
+static int video_simple_refresh_property(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
+                                         int action, void *arg)
+{
+    MPContext *mpctx = ctx;
+    int r = mp_property_generic_option(mpctx, prop, action, arg);
+    if (action == M_PROPERTY_SET && r == M_PROPERTY_OK)
+        mp_force_video_refresh(mpctx);
+    return r;
+}
+
 static void append_csp(char **ptr, const char *name, const char *const *names,
                        int value)
 {
@@ -2827,16 +2837,6 @@ static int mp_property_af(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
     return property_filter(prop, action, arg, ctx, STREAM_AUDIO);
 }
 
-static int property_reinit_vf_helper(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
-                                     int action, void *arg)
-{
-    MPContext *mpctx = ctx;
-    int r = mp_property_generic_option(mpctx, prop, action, arg);
-    if (action == M_PROPERTY_SET && r == M_PROPERTY_OK)
-        reinit_video_filters(mpctx);
-    return r;
-}
-
 static int mp_property_alias(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
                              int action, void *arg)
 {
@@ -3078,7 +3078,7 @@ static const struct m_property mp_properties[] = {
     {"vf", mp_property_vf},
     {"af", mp_property_af},
 
-    {"video-rotate", property_reinit_vf_helper},
+    {"video-rotate", video_simple_refresh_property},
 
 #define PROPERTY_TV_COLOR(name, type) \
     {name, mp_property_tv_color, (void *)(intptr_t)type}