2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/video_core/command_classes/codecs/codec.cpp b/src/video_core/command_classes/codecs/codec.cpp
index 18aa40ca3..61966cbfe 100644
--- a/src/video_core/command_classes/codecs/codec.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/command_classes/codecs/codec.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/assert.h"
+#include "common/settings.h"
 #include "video_core/command_classes/codecs/codec.h"
 #include "video_core/command_classes/codecs/h264.h"
 #include "video_core/command_classes/codecs/vp9.h"
@@ -142,8 +143,11 @@ void Codec::Initialize() {
         }
     }();
     av_codec = avcodec_find_decoder(codec);
+
     InitializeAvCodecContext();
-    InitializeGpuDecoder();
+    if (Settings::values.nvdec_emulation.GetValue() == Settings::NvdecEmulation::GPU) {
+        InitializeGpuDecoder();
+    }
     if (const int res = avcodec_open2(av_codec_ctx, av_codec, nullptr); res < 0) {
         LOG_ERROR(Service_NVDRV, "avcodec_open2() Failed with result {}", res);
         avcodec_free_context(&av_codec_ctx);
diff --git a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
index 3b575db4d..cae543a51 100644
--- a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<VideoCore::RendererBase> CreateRenderer(
 namespace VideoCore {
 
 std::unique_ptr<Tegra::GPU> CreateGPU(Core::Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window, Core::System& system) {
-    const bool use_nvdec = Settings::values.use_nvdec_emulation.GetValue();
+    const auto nvdec_value = Settings::values.nvdec_emulation.GetValue();
+    const bool use_nvdec = nvdec_value != Settings::NvdecEmulation::Off;
     const bool use_async = Settings::values.use_asynchronous_gpu_emulation.GetValue();
     auto gpu = std::make_unique<Tegra::GPU>(system, use_async, use_nvdec);
     auto context = emu_window.CreateSharedContext();