diff --git a/video/decode/vdpau_old.c b/video/decode/vdpau_old.c
index 707adef49c..e3bddf013c 100644
--- a/video/decode/vdpau_old.c
+++ b/video/decode/vdpau_old.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ static struct mp_image *process_image(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, struct mp_image *img
 }
 
 const struct vd_lavc_hwdec mp_vd_lavc_vdpau_old = {
+    .type = HWDEC_VDPAU,
     .image_formats = (const int[]) {
         IMGFMT_VDPAU_MPEG1, IMGFMT_VDPAU_MPEG2, IMGFMT_VDPAU_H264,
         IMGFMT_VDPAU_WMV3, IMGFMT_VDPAU_VC1, IMGFMT_VDPAU_MPEG4,