diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_pp.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_pp.c
index d1cb181d83..15bd9200dd 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_pp.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_pp.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../mp_msg.h"
+#include "../cpudetect.h"
 
 #include "img_format.h"
 #include "mp_image.h"
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ static int put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi){
 		    &vf->priv->ppMode[ vf->priv->pp ], vf->priv->context,
 		    mpi->pict_type);
     }
-    
     return vf_next_put_image(vf,vf->priv->dmpi);
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ static int open(vf_instance_t *vf, char* args){
     vf->priv->outfmt=vf_match_csp(&vf->next,fmt_list,IMGFMT_YV12);
     if(!vf->priv->outfmt) return 0; // no csp match :(
     
+    pp_init(
+          (gCpuCaps.hasMMX   ? PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX   : 0)
+	| (gCpuCaps.hasMMX2  ? PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX2  : 0)
+	| (gCpuCaps.has3DNow ? PP_CPU_CAPS_3DNOW : 0)
+    );
+    
     if(args){
 	if(!strcmp("help", args)){
 		printf("%s", pp_help);
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ static int open(vf_instance_t *vf, char* args){
     }else{
         name="de";
     }
-    
+
     if(name){
         for(i=0; i<=GET_PP_QUALITY_MAX; i++){
             vf->priv->ppMode[i]= pp_get_mode_by_name_and_quality(name, i);
diff --git a/postproc/postprocess.c b/postproc/postprocess.c
index fc633612d9..c804e1d568 100644
--- a/postproc/postprocess.c
+++ b/postproc/postprocess.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ try to unroll inner for(x=0 ... loop to avoid these damn if(x ... checks
 //#define DEBUG_BRIGHTNESS
 #include "../libvo/fastmemcpy.h"
 #include "postprocess.h"
-#include "../cpudetect.h"
 #include "../mangle.h"
 
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (b) : (a))
@@ -105,6 +104,8 @@ static int verbose= 0;
 
 static const int deringThreshold= 20;
 
+static int cpuCaps=0;
+
 struct PPFilter{
 	char *shortName;
 	char *longName;
@@ -189,15 +190,6 @@ static inline void unusedVariableWarningFixer()
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline long long rdtsc()
-{
-	long long l;
-	asm volatile(	"rdtsc\n\t"
-		: "=A" (l)
-	);
-//	printf("%d\n", int(l/1000));
-	return l;
-}
 
 #ifdef ARCH_X86
 static inline void prefetchnta(void *p)
@@ -229,6 +221,12 @@ static inline void prefetcht2(void *p)
 }
 #endif
 
+int pp_init(int caps){
+    cpuCaps= caps;
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
 // The horizontal Functions exist only in C cuz the MMX code is faster with vertical filters and transposing
 
 /**
@@ -508,11 +506,11 @@ static inline void postProcess(uint8_t src[], int srcStride, uint8_t dst[], int
 #ifdef RUNTIME_CPUDETECT
 #ifdef ARCH_X86
 	// ordered per speed fasterst first
-	if(gCpuCaps.hasMMX2)
+	if(cpuCaps & PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX2)
 		postProcess_MMX2(src, srcStride, dst, dstStride, width, height, QPs, QPStride, isColor, c);
-	else if(gCpuCaps.has3DNow)
+	else if(cpuCaps & PP_CPU_CAPS_3DNOW)
 		postProcess_3DNow(src, srcStride, dst, dstStride, width, height, QPs, QPStride, isColor, c);
-	else if(gCpuCaps.hasMMX)
+	else if(cpuCaps & PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX)
 		postProcess_MMX(src, srcStride, dst, dstStride, width, height, QPs, QPStride, isColor, c);
 	else
 		postProcess_C(src, srcStride, dst, dstStride, width, height, QPs, QPStride, isColor, c);
diff --git a/postproc/postprocess.h b/postproc/postprocess.h
index 79eb9387c8..c51044eeaf 100644
--- a/postproc/postprocess.h
+++ b/postproc/postprocess.h
@@ -96,4 +96,9 @@ PPMode pp_get_mode_by_name_and_quality(char *name, int quality);
 void *pp_get_context(int width, int height);
 void pp_free_context(void *ppContext);
 
+int pp_init(int cpuCaps);
+#define PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX   1
+#define PP_CPU_CAPS_MMX2  2
+#define PP_CPU_CAPS_3DNOW 4
+
 #endif