diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
index 7026ac93fc..b15e488961 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void uninit(struct vf_instance* vf)
     if (vf->priv) {
         /* Allow VO (which may live on to work with another instance of vf_vo)
          * to get rid of numbered-mpi references that will now be invalid. */
-        vo_control(video_out, VOCTRL_RESET, NULL);
+        vo_seek_reset(video_out);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ASS
         if (vf->priv->ass_priv)
             ass_renderer_done(vf->priv->ass_priv);
diff --git a/libvo/video_out.c b/libvo/video_out.c
index e2d42f4900..1241b65537 100644
--- a/libvo/video_out.c
+++ b/libvo/video_out.c
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ void vo_check_events(struct vo *vo)
 
 void vo_seek_reset(struct vo *vo)
 {
-    if (!vo->config_ok)
-        return;
     vo_control(vo, VOCTRL_RESET, NULL);
     vo->frame_loaded = false;
 }
diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 9620e2abe3..1f00adc7f0 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ int vo_config(struct vo *vo, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 	      uint32_t d_width, uint32_t d_height, uint32_t flags,
 	      char *title, uint32_t format) { abort(); }
 int vo_control(struct vo *vo, uint32_t request, void *data) { abort(); }
+void vo_seek_reset(struct vo *vo) { abort(); }
 int vo_draw_image(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image *mpi, double pts) { abort(); }
 int vo_draw_frame(struct vo *vo, uint8_t *src[]) { abort(); }
 int vo_draw_slice(struct vo *vo, uint8_t *src[], int stride[], int w, int h, int x, int y) { abort(); }