diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpaucontext.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpaucontext.cpp
index b80eeaad22..56e57ee2d2 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpaucontext.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpaucontext.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ int MythVDPAUContext::InitialiseContext(AVCodecContext* Context)
     }

     auto* vdpaudevicectx = static_cast<AVVDPAUDeviceContext*>(hwdevicecontext->hwctx);
-    if (av_vdpau_bind_context(Context, vdpaudevicectx->device, vdpaudevicectx->get_proc_address, 0) != 0)
+    if (av_vdpau_bind_context(Context, vdpaudevicectx->device,
+                              vdpaudevicectx->get_proc_address, AV_HWACCEL_FLAG_IGNORE_LEVEL) != 0)
     {
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR, LOC + "Failed to bind VDPAU context");
         av_buffer_unref(&hwdeviceref);
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpauhelper.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpauhelper.cpp
index b2d56ed8eb..fc0cbeddbb 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpauhelper.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/mythvdpauhelper.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ VDPAUCodec::VDPAUCodec(MythCodecContext::CodecProfile Profile, QSize Size, uint3

 bool VDPAUCodec::Supported(int Width, int Height, int Level) const
 {
+    // Note - level checks are now ignored here and in FFmpeg
     uint32_t macros = static_cast<uint32_t>(((Width + 15) & ~15) * ((Height + 15) & ~15)) / 256;
     bool result = (Width <= m_maxSize.width()) && (Height <= m_maxSize.height()) &&
-                  (macros <= m_maxMacroBlocks) && (static_cast<uint32_t>(Level) <= m_maxLevel);
+                  (macros <= m_maxMacroBlocks) /*&& (static_cast<uint32_t>(Level) <= m_maxLevel)*/;
     if (!result)
     {
         LOG(VB_PLAYBACK, LOG_DEBUG, LOC + QString("Not supported: Size %1x%2 > %3x%4, MBs %5 > %6, Level %7 > %8")