diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_vaapi.c b/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_vaapi.c
index 032e65b225..91652d852b 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_vaapi.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_vaapi.c
@@ -631,4 +631,5 @@ AVFilter ff_vf_deinterlace_vaapi = {
     .inputs         = deint_vaapi_inputs,
     .outputs        = deint_vaapi_outputs,
     .priv_class     = &deint_vaapi_class,
+    .flags_internal = FF_FILTER_FLAG_HWFRAME_AWARE,
 };