diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
index 2424dda95b..4e3211c412 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *pic){
     sh_video_t *sh = avctx->opaque;
     vd_ffmpeg_ctx *ctx = sh->context;
     mp_image_t *mpi=NULL;
-    int flags= MP_IMGFLAG_ACCEPT_STRIDE | MP_IMGFLAG_PREFER_ALIGNED_STRIDE;
+    int flags= MP_IMGFLAG_ACCEPT_ALIGNED_STRIDE | MP_IMGFLAG_PREFER_ALIGNED_STRIDE;
     int type= MP_IMGTYPE_IPB;
     int width= avctx->width;
     int height= avctx->height;