diff --git a/DOCS/man/vf.rst b/DOCS/man/vf.rst
index c9f080e0b4..991dd64eca 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/vf.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/vf.rst
@@ -529,7 +529,8 @@ Available filters are:
 
     ``<interlaced-only>``
         :no:  Deinterlace all frames (default).
-        :yes: Only deinterlace frames marked as interlaced.
+        :yes: Only deinterlace frames marked as interlaced (default if this
+              filter is inserted via ``deinterlace`` property).
 
     This filter, is automatically inserted when using the ``D`` key (or any
     other key that toggles the ``deinterlace`` property or when using the
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index ac403fb50d..e961a79866 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ static int probe_deint_filters(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     if (check_output_format(mpctx, IMGFMT_VAAPI) &&
         probe_deint_filter(mpctx, "vavpp"))
         return 0;
-    if (probe_deint_filter(mpctx, "yadif"))
+    if (probe_deint_filter(mpctx, "yadif:interlaced-only=yes"))
         return 0;
     return -1;
 }