diff --git a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
index c1c0c16af5..4b3414bb28 100644
--- a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
+++ b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ struct ra *ra_create_pl(const struct pl_gpu *gpu, struct mp_log *log);
 
 const struct pl_gpu *ra_pl_get(const struct ra *ra);
 
+static inline const struct pl_fmt *ra_pl_fmt_get(const struct ra_format *format)
+{
+    return format->priv;
+}
+
 // Wrap a pl_tex into a ra_tex struct, returns if successful
 bool mppl_wrap_tex(struct ra *ra, const struct pl_tex *pltex,
                    struct ra_tex *out_tex);