diff --git a/libmpcodecs/img_format.h b/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
index e5800828d0..c95ed4df3c 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
+++ b/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
 #define IMGFMT_VDPAU_VC1           (IMGFMT_VDPAU|0x05)
 #define IMGFMT_VDPAU_MPEG4         (IMGFMT_VDPAU|0x06)
 
+#define IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(fmt) (IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(fmt) || IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(fmt))
+
 typedef struct {
     void* data;
     int size;
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/mp_image.c b/libmpcodecs/mp_image.c
index f23918151d..56229b181c 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/mp_image.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/mp_image.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void mp_image_setfmt(mp_image_t* mpi,unsigned int out_fmt){
     // compressed formats
     if(out_fmt == IMGFMT_MPEGPES ||
        out_fmt == IMGFMT_ZRMJPEGNI || out_fmt == IMGFMT_ZRMJPEGIT || out_fmt == IMGFMT_ZRMJPEGIB ||
-       IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(out_fmt) || IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(out_fmt)){
+       IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(out_fmt)){
 	mpi->bpp=0;
 	return;
     }
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
index 8105eb8f83..556542f481 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *pic){
         return avctx->get_buffer(avctx, pic);
     }
 
-    if (IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(ctx->best_csp) || IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(ctx->best_csp)) {
+    if (IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(ctx->best_csp)) {
         type =  MP_IMGTYPE_NUMBERED | (0xffff << 16);
     } else
     if (!pic->buffer_hints) {
@@ -571,13 +571,12 @@ static int get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *pic){
         avctx->draw_horiz_band= draw_slice;
     } else
         avctx->draw_horiz_band= NULL;
-    if(IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(mpi->imgfmt)) {
+    if(IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(mpi->imgfmt)) {
         avctx->draw_horiz_band= draw_slice;
     }
 #if CONFIG_XVMC
     if(IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(mpi->imgfmt)) {
         struct xvmc_pix_fmt *render = mpi->priv; //same as data[2]
-        avctx->draw_horiz_band= draw_slice;
         if(!avctx->xvmc_acceleration) {
             mp_tmsg(MSGT_DECVIDEO, MSGL_INFO, "[VD_FFMPEG] The mc_get_buffer should work only with XVMC acceleration!!");
             assert(0);
@@ -910,7 +909,7 @@ static enum PixelFormat get_format(struct AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     for(i=0;fmt[i]!=PIX_FMT_NONE;i++){
         imgfmt = pixfmt2imgfmt(fmt[i]);
-        if(!IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(imgfmt) && !IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(imgfmt)) continue;
+        if(!IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(imgfmt)) continue;
         mp_msg(MSGT_DECVIDEO, MSGL_V, "[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=%d.\n", i);
         if(init_vo(sh, fmt[i]) >= 0) {
             break;
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
index 3d48b5fce0..0e8563d5a6 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void get_image(struct vf_instance *vf,
         return;
     // GET_IMAGE is required for hardware-accelerated formats
     if(vo_directrendering ||
-       IMGFMT_IS_XVMC(mpi->imgfmt) || IMGFMT_IS_VDPAU(mpi->imgfmt))
+       IMGFMT_IS_HWACCEL(mpi->imgfmt))
 	vo_control(video_out, VOCTRL_GET_IMAGE, mpi);
 }