diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
index 916342c59f..17ac9d67a8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <gst/va/gstva.h>
+#include <gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h>
 
 #include "gstvaav1dec.h"
 #include "gstvabasedec.h"
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ _create_internal_pool (GstVaAV1Dec * self, gint width, gint height)
   GstAllocator *allocator;
   GstCaps *caps = NULL;
   GstBufferPool *pool;
+  guint usage_hint;
   GstAllocationParams params = { 0, };
 
   gst_allocation_params_init (&params);
@@ -288,9 +290,11 @@ _create_internal_pool (GstVaAV1Dec * self, gint width, gint height)
   surface_formats = gst_va_decoder_get_surface_formats (base->decoder);
   allocator = gst_va_allocator_new (base->display, surface_formats);
 
+  usage_hint = va_get_surface_usage_hint (base->display,
+      VAEntrypointVLD, GST_PAD_SRC, FALSE);
+
   pool = gst_va_pool_new_with_config (caps, GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (&info),
-      1, 0, VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_DECODER, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO,
-      allocator, &params);
+      1, 0, usage_hint, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO, allocator, &params);
 
   gst_clear_caps (&caps);
   gst_object_unref (allocator);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index 877a4bf046..4ede328157 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/va/gstva.h>
 #include <gst/va/gstvavideoformat.h>
+#include <gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h>
 
 #include "gstvacaps.h"
 #include "gstvapluginutils.h"
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ _decide_allocation_for_video_crop (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
   GstAllocationParams other_params, params;
   gboolean update_pool = FALSE, update_allocator = FALSE;
   GstBufferPool *pool = NULL, *other_pool = NULL;
-  guint size = 0, min, max;
+  guint size = 0, min, max, usage_hint;
   GstVaBaseDec *base = GST_VA_BASE_DEC (decoder);
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
   gboolean dont_use_other_pool = FALSE;
@@ -405,8 +406,11 @@ _decide_allocation_for_video_crop (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     if (_need_video_crop (base))
       gst_buffer_pool_config_set_va_alignment (config, &base->valign);
 
+    usage_hint = va_get_surface_usage_hint (base->display,
+        VAEntrypointVLD, GST_PAD_SRC, gst_video_is_dma_drm_caps (caps));
+
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_va_allocation_params (config,
-        VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_DECODER, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO);
+        usage_hint, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO);
 
     if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_config (pool, config)) {
       ret = FALSE;
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@ gst_va_base_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, GstQuery * query)
   GstCaps *caps = NULL;
   GstVideoInfo info;
   GstVaBaseDec *base = GST_VA_BASE_DEC (decoder);
-  guint size = 0, min, max;
+  guint size = 0, min, max, usage_hint;
   gboolean update_pool = FALSE, update_allocator = FALSE;
   gboolean has_videometa, has_video_crop_meta;
   gboolean dont_use_other_pool = FALSE;
@@ -593,8 +597,11 @@ gst_va_base_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, GstQuery * query)
     if (base->need_valign)
       gst_buffer_pool_config_set_va_alignment (config, &base->valign);
 
+    usage_hint = va_get_surface_usage_hint (base->display,
+        VAEntrypointVLD, GST_PAD_SRC, gst_video_is_dma_drm_caps (caps));
+
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_va_allocation_params (config,
-        VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_DECODER, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO);
+        usage_hint, GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO);
 
     if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_config (pool, config)) {
       ret = FALSE;