diff --git a/libvo/vo_vdpau.c b/libvo/vo_vdpau.c
index a97c00f7d2..6a5936c959 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_vdpau.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_vdpau.c
@@ -596,6 +596,9 @@ static int config(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width,
     vid_surface_num = -1;
     resize();
 
+    if (!create_vdp_decoder(2))
+        return -1;
+
     return 0;
 }