diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index 0b6c2a2d1f..550ad78b87 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -2203,6 +2203,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(videoDecoder))
             {
+                inputModifier += " " + videoDecoder;
+
                 if ((videoDecoder ?? string.Empty).IndexOf("_cuvid", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1)
                 {
                     var videoStream = state.VideoStream;