diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 2766a8dbd0..46dd39373a 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ Video
     :no:        always use software decoding (default)
     :auto-safe: enable any whitelisted hw decoder (see below)
     :auto:      forcibly enable any hw decoder found (see below)
-    :yes:       exactly the same as ``auto``
+    :yes:       exactly the same as ``auto-safe``
     :auto-copy: enable best hw decoder with copy-back (see below)
 
     .. note::
diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index 33a6da85d2..7260904b03 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ static void select_and_set_hwdec(struct mp_filter *vd)
 
         bool hwdec_requested = !bstr_equals0(opt, "no");
         bool hwdec_auto_all = bstr_equals0(opt, "auto") ||
-                            bstr_equals0(opt, "yes") ||
                             bstr_equals0(opt, "");
         bool hwdec_auto_safe = bstr_equals0(opt, "auto-safe") ||
-                            bstr_equals0(opt, "auto-copy-safe");
+                            bstr_equals0(opt, "auto-copy-safe") ||
+                            bstr_equals0(opt, "yes");
         bool hwdec_auto_copy = bstr_equals0(opt, "auto-copy") ||
                             bstr_equals0(opt, "auto-copy-safe");
         bool hwdec_auto = hwdec_auto_all || hwdec_auto_copy || hwdec_auto_safe;