diff --git a/cfg-common.h b/cfg-common.h
index e89bee0122..e913141c0a 100644
--- a/cfg-common.h
+++ b/cfg-common.h
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@
         {"noflip", &flip, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, -1, 0, NULL},
 	{"tsfastparse", &ts_fastparse, CONF_TYPE_INT, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 
+	// draw by slices or whole frame (useful with libmpeg2/libavcodec)
+	{"slices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
+	{"noslices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
+
 #ifdef USE_LIBAVCODEC
 	{"lavdopts", lavc_decode_opts_conf, CONF_TYPE_SUBCONFIG, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 #endif
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ extern float screen_size_xy;
 extern float movie_aspect;
 extern int softzoom;
 extern int flip;
+extern int vd_use_slices;
 
 /* from dec_audio, currently used for ac3surround decoder only */
 extern int audio_output_channels;
diff --git a/cfg-mencoder.h b/cfg-mencoder.h
index db62791bc7..cb039cebc4 100644
--- a/cfg-mencoder.h
+++ b/cfg-mencoder.h
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ struct config of_conf[]={
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL}
 };
 
-extern int vd_use_slices;
-
 static config_t mencoder_opts[]={
 	/* name, pointer, type, flags, min, max */
 	{"include", cfg_include, CONF_TYPE_FUNC_PARAM, CONF_NOSAVE, 0, 0, NULL}, /* this must be the first!!! */
@@ -189,10 +187,6 @@ static config_t mencoder_opts[]={
 	{"vobsuboutindex", &vobsub_out_index, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 31, NULL},
 	{"vobsuboutid", &vobsub_out_id, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 
-	// draw by slices or whole frame (usefull with libmpeg2/libavcodec)
-	{"slices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
-	{"noslices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
-
 	{"autoexpand", &auto_expand, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
 	{"noautoexpand", &auto_expand, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
 	
diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index 1f46319cf6..08c93e7281 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ extern int vo_vsync;
 extern int vo_fsmode;
 extern int vo_dbpp;
 extern int vo_directrendering;
-extern int vd_use_slices;
 extern float vo_panscan;
 /* only used by startup (setting these values from configfile) */
 extern int vo_gamma_brightness;
@@ -309,10 +308,6 @@ static config_t mplayer_opts[]={
 	{"vaa_dr", "Use -dr, -vaa_dr was obsoleted\n", CONF_TYPE_PRINT, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 	{"vaa_nodr", "Use -nodr, -vaa_nodr was obsoleted\n", CONF_TYPE_PRINT, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 
-	// draw by slices or whole frame (usefull with libmpeg2/libavcodec)
-	{"slices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
-	{"noslices", &vd_use_slices, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
-
 #ifdef HAVE_AA
 	// -vo aa
 	{"aa*",	vo_aa_parseoption,  CONF_TYPE_FUNC_FULL, 0, 0, 0 , &vo_aa_revertoption},