diff --git a/core/mplayer.c b/core/mplayer.c
index 5707fdacc6..eccb40b7ec 100644
--- a/core/mplayer.c
+++ b/core/mplayer.c
@@ -2393,8 +2393,8 @@ static bool filter_output_queued_frame(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     struct vo *video_out = mpctx->video_out;
 
     struct mp_image *img = vf_chain_output_queued_frame(sh_video->vfilter);
-    if (img && video_out->config_ok)
-        vo_draw_image(video_out, img);
+    if (img)
+        vo_queue_image(video_out, img);
     talloc_free(img);
 
     return !!img;
diff --git a/video/out/vo.c b/video/out/vo.c
index fcc50713c9..753feaefeb 100644
--- a/video/out/vo.c
+++ b/video/out/vo.c
@@ -138,21 +138,18 @@ int vo_control(struct vo *vo, uint32_t request, void *data)
     return vo->driver->control(vo, request, data);
 }
 
-// Return -1 if driver appears not to support a draw_image interface,
-// 0 otherwise (whether the driver actually drew something or not).
-int vo_draw_image(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image *mpi)
+void vo_queue_image(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image *mpi)
 {
     if (!vo->config_ok)
-        return 0;
+        return;
     if (vo->driver->buffer_frames) {
         vo->driver->draw_image(vo, mpi);
-        return 0;
+        return;
     }
     vo->frame_loaded = true;
     vo->next_pts = mpi->pts;
     assert(!vo->waiting_mpi);
     vo->waiting_mpi = mp_image_new_ref(mpi);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 int vo_redraw_frame(struct vo *vo)
diff --git a/video/out/vo.h b/video/out/vo.h
index a9a33f558c..3328ab2626 100644
--- a/video/out/vo.h
+++ b/video/out/vo.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int vo_config(struct vo *vo, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 void list_video_out(void);
 
 int vo_control(struct vo *vo, uint32_t request, void *data);
-int vo_draw_image(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image *mpi);
+void vo_queue_image(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image *mpi);
 int vo_redraw_frame(struct vo *vo);
 bool vo_get_want_redraw(struct vo *vo);
 int vo_get_buffered_frame(struct vo *vo, bool eof);