1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve.c b/libmpcodecs/ve.c
index 73dbcbf149..6c950f6ac8 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static vf_info_t* encoder_list[]={
 };
 
 vf_instance_t* vf_open_encoder(vf_instance_t* next, char *name, char *args){
-    return vf_open_plugin(encoder_list,next,name,args);
+    char* vf_args[] = { "_oldargs_", args, NULL };
+    return vf_open_plugin(encoder_list,next,name,vf_args);
 }