diff --git a/include/libfreenect2/config.h.in b/include/libfreenect2/config.h.in
index 35a0f638c..7182fd6bc 100644
--- a/include/libfreenect2/config.h.in
+++ b/include/libfreenect2/config.h.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #cmakedefine LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VT_SUPPORT
 
 #cmakedefine LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VAAPI_SUPPORT
+#cmakedefine LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VAAPI_DRIVER "@LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VAAPI_DRIVER@"
 
 #cmakedefine LIBFREENECT2_WITH_TURBOJPEG_SUPPORT
 
diff --git a/src/vaapi_rgb_packet_processor.cpp b/src/vaapi_rgb_packet_processor.cpp
index 255cbb85f..bb19bd90c 100644
--- a/src/vaapi_rgb_packet_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/vaapi_rgb_packet_processor.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ class VaapiRgbPacketProcessorImpl: public WithPerfLogging
       display = NULL;
     }
     CHECK_COND(vaDisplayIsValid(display));
-
+    #ifdef LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VAAPI_DRIVER
+    vaSetDriverName(display,LIBFREENECT2_WITH_VAAPI_DRIVER);
+    #endif
     /* Initialize and create config */
     int major_ver, minor_ver;
     CHECK_VA(vaInitialize(display, &major_ver, &minor_ver));