2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/hwdec.c b/video/out/opengl/hwdec.c
index 02aa0c2cd2..9c3bec1a0f 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/hwdec.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/hwdec.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ static struct gl_hwdec *load_hwdec_driver(struct mp_log *log, GL *gl,
         mp_verbose(log, "Loading failed.\n");
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (hwdec->hwctx && !hwdec->hwctx->driver_name)
+        hwdec->hwctx->driver_name = hwdec->driver->name;
     return hwdec;
 }
 
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/hwdec.h b/video/out/opengl/hwdec.h
index 5126d7f0fa..a9d524a1d7 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/hwdec.h
+++ b/video/out/opengl/hwdec.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct gl_hwdec {
 };
 
 struct gl_hwdec_driver {
-    // Name of the interop backend. This is used for logging only.
+    // Name of the interop backend. This is used for informational purposes only.
     const char *name;
     // Used to explicitly request a specific API.
     enum hwdec_type api;