diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index a7b76b63cd..f99b645494 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -4286,7 +4286,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     mpctx->ass_library = mp_ass_init(opts);
 #endif
 
-    mpctx->osd = osd_create(opts);
+    mpctx->osd = osd_create(opts, mpctx->ass_library);
 
     init_input(mpctx);
 
diff --git a/sub/osd_libass.c b/sub/osd_libass.c
index 3f6564fbca..3e6c9a872a 100644
--- a/sub/osd_libass.c
+++ b/sub/osd_libass.c
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ static const char osd_font_pfb[] =
 
 void osd_init_backend(struct osd_state *osd)
 {
-    osd->ass_library = mp_ass_init(osd->opts);
-    ass_add_font(osd->ass_library, "OSD", (void *)osd_font_pfb,
+    osd->osd_ass_library = mp_ass_init(osd->opts);
+    ass_add_font(osd->osd_ass_library, "OSD", (void *)osd_font_pfb,
                  sizeof(osd_font_pfb) - 1);
 
-    osd->osd_render = ass_renderer_init(osd->ass_library);
+    osd->osd_render = ass_renderer_init(osd->osd_ass_library);
     mp_ass_configure_fonts(osd->osd_render);
     ass_set_aspect_ratio(osd->osd_render, 1.0, 1.0);
 }
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ void osd_destroy_backend(struct osd_state *osd)
         if (osd->osd_render)
             ass_renderer_done(osd->osd_render);
         osd->osd_render = NULL;
-        ass_library_done(osd->ass_library);
-        osd->ass_library = NULL;
+        ass_library_done(osd->osd_ass_library);
+        osd->osd_ass_library = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void update_font_scale(ASS_Track *track, ASS_Style *style, double factor)
 
 static ASS_Track *create_osd_ass_track(struct osd_state *osd)
 {
-    ASS_Track *track = mp_ass_default_track(osd->ass_library, osd->opts);
+    ASS_Track *track = mp_ass_default_track(osd->osd_ass_library, osd->opts);
     ASS_Style *style = track->styles + track->default_style;
 
     track->PlayResX = track->PlayResY * 1.33333;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void vo_update_text_sub(struct osd_state *osd, mp_osd_obj_t* obj)
     }
 
     if (!obj->osd_track)
-        obj->osd_track = mp_ass_default_track(osd->ass_library, osd->opts);
+        obj->osd_track = mp_ass_default_track(osd->osd_ass_library, osd->opts);
 
     ASS_Style *style = obj->osd_track->styles + obj->osd_track->default_style;
 
diff --git a/sub/sub.c b/sub/sub.c
index 056d03d1e5..52c79c1d40 100644
--- a/sub/sub.c
+++ b/sub/sub.c
@@ -304,11 +304,12 @@ int osd_update(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys)
     return osd_update_ext(osd, dxs, dys, 0, 0, 0, 0, dxs, dys);
 }
 
-struct osd_state *osd_create(struct MPOpts *opts)
+struct osd_state *osd_create(struct MPOpts *opts, struct ass_library *asslib)
 {
     struct osd_state *osd = talloc_zero(NULL, struct osd_state);
     *osd = (struct osd_state){
         .opts = opts,
+        .ass_library = asslib,
     };
     if(!draw_alpha_init_flag){
 	draw_alpha_init_flag=1;
diff --git a/sub/sub.h b/sub/sub.h
index 2c4117a92a..3390f7fa18 100644
--- a/sub/sub.h
+++ b/sub/sub.h
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ struct osd_state {
     bool ass_force_reload;
     int w, h;
     char *osd_text;
-    struct ass_renderer *osd_render;
-    struct font_desc *sub_font;
     struct ass_track *ass_track;
     double pts;
     double sub_offset;
     bool ass_track_changed;
     bool vsfilter_aspect;
+
+    struct ass_renderer *osd_render;
+    struct ass_library *osd_ass_library;
+
     struct MPOpts *opts;
 };
 
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ void osd_draw_text_ext(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys,
                                           int stride),
                        void *ctx);
 
-struct osd_state *osd_create(struct MPOpts *opts);
+struct osd_state *osd_create(struct MPOpts *opts, struct ass_library *asslib);
 void osd_set_text(struct osd_state *osd, const char *text);
 int osd_update(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys);
 void vo_osd_changed(int new_value);