diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
index 3fe523bb84..44b6f00a1f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ gst_vaapi_display_type_is_compatible (GstVaapiDisplayType type1,
       if (type2 == GST_VAAPI_DISPLAY_TYPE_X11)
         return TRUE;
       break;
+    case GST_VAAPI_DISPLAY_TYPE_X11:
+      if (type2 == GST_VAAPI_DISPLAY_TYPE_EGL)
+        return TRUE;
+      break;
     default:
       break;
   }