diff --git a/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c b/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
index 4b4c1c06dd..eb658b43d7 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static int preinit(struct vo *vo)
         .global = p->global,
         .ra = p->ctx->ra,
     };
-    ra_hwdec_ctx_init(&p->hwdec_ctx, vo->hwdec_devs, NULL, false);
+    ra_hwdec_ctx_init(&p->hwdec_ctx, vo->hwdec_devs, NULL, true);
 
     return 0;
 err_out: