diff --git a/video.c b/video.c
index 2cbfa0e..0049850 100644
--- a/video.c
+++ b/video.c
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ typedef enum
 #include <libavcodec/vaapi.h>
 #include <libavutil/pixdesc.h>
 
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT == AV_VERSION_INT(54,86,100)
+    ///
+    /// ffmpeg version 1.1.1 calls get_format with zero width and height
+    /// for H264 codecs.
+    /// since version 1.1.3 get_format is called twice.
+    ///
+#define FFMPEG_BUG1_WORKAROUND		///< get_format bug workaround
+#endif
+
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "video.h"
 #include "audio.h"
@@ -2429,6 +2438,7 @@ static void VaapiSetup(VaapiDecoder * decoder,
 static VASurfaceID VaapiGetSurface(VaapiDecoder * decoder,
     const AVCodecContext * video_ctx)
 {
+#ifdef FFMPEG_BUG1_WORKAROUND
     // get_format not called with valid informations.
     if (video_ctx->width != decoder->InputWidth
 	|| video_ctx->height != decoder->InputHeight) {
@@ -2459,6 +2469,7 @@ static VASurfaceID VaapiGetSurface(VaapiDecoder * decoder,
 	}
 	// FIXME: too late to switch to software rending on failures
     }
+#endif
     return VaapiGetSurface0(decoder);
 }
 
@@ -2659,7 +2670,7 @@ static enum PixelFormat Vaapi_get_format(VaapiDecoder * decoder,
     decoder->InputWidth = 0;
     decoder->InputHeight = 0;
 
-#if 0
+#ifndef FFMPEG_BUG1_WORKAROUND
     if (video_ctx->width && video_ctx->height) {
 	VAStatus status;
 
@@ -6743,6 +6754,7 @@ static void VdpauSetupOutput(VdpauDecoder * decoder)
 static unsigned VdpauGetSurface(VdpauDecoder * decoder,
     const AVCodecContext * video_ctx)
 {
+#ifdef FFMPEG_BUG1_WORKAROUND
     // get_format not called with valid informations.
     if (video_ctx->width != decoder->InputWidth
 	|| video_ctx->height != decoder->InputHeight) {
@@ -6766,6 +6778,7 @@ static unsigned VdpauGetSurface(VdpauDecoder * decoder,
 
 	VdpauSetupOutput(decoder);
     }
+#endif
     return VdpauGetSurface0(decoder);
 }
 
@@ -6925,7 +6938,7 @@ static enum PixelFormat Vdpau_get_format(VdpauDecoder * decoder,
     decoder->InputWidth = 0;
     decoder->InputHeight = 0;
 
-#if 0
+#ifndef FFMPEG_BUG1_WORKAROUND
     if (video_ctx->width && video_ctx->height) {
 	VdpStatus status;