diff --git a/libhb/handbrake/qsv_common.h b/libhb/handbrake/qsv_common.h
index e7dd092f683b..888b544b90fa 100644
--- a/libhb/handbrake/qsv_common.h
+++ b/libhb/handbrake/qsv_common.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ uint8_t     hb_qsv_frametype_xlat(uint16_t qsv_frametype, uint16_t *out_flags);
 
 const char* hb_qsv_impl_get_name(int impl);
 const char* hb_qsv_impl_get_via_name(int impl);
+mfxIMPL     hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(int dx_index);
 
 /* Full QSV pipeline helpers */
 int hb_qsv_is_enabled(hb_job_t *job);
@@ -252,7 +253,6 @@ enum AVPixelFormat hb_qsv_get_format(AVCodecContext *s, const enum AVPixelFormat
 int hb_qsv_preset_is_zero_copy_enabled(const hb_dict_t *job_dict);
 void hb_qsv_uninit_dec(AVCodecContext *s);
 void hb_qsv_uninit_enc(hb_job_t *job);
-mfxIMPL hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(int dx_index);
 int hb_qsv_parse_adapter_index(hb_job_t *job);
 int hb_qsv_setup_job(hb_job_t *job);
 int hb_qsv_decode_h264_is_supported(int adapter_index);
diff --git a/libhb/qsv_common.c b/libhb/qsv_common.c
index 50f8c3247bb7..0d55d62bbdde 100644
--- a/libhb/qsv_common.c
+++ b/libhb/qsv_common.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ hb_display_t * hb_qsv_display_init(void)
 static int hb_qsv_query_adapters(mfxAdaptersInfo* adapters_info);
 static int hb_qsv_make_adapters_list(const mfxAdaptersInfo* adapters_info, hb_list_t **qsv_adapters_list);
 static int hb_qsv_make_adapters_details_list(const mfxAdaptersInfo* adapters_info, hb_list_t **hb_qsv_adapter_details_list);
-#endif
 
 mfxIMPL hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(int dx_index)
 {
@@ -856,6 +855,7 @@ mfxIMPL hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(int dx_index)
     }
     return impl;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int hb_qsv_collect_adapters_details(hb_list_t *qsv_adapters_list, hb_list_t *hb_qsv_adapter_details_list)
 {
@@ -897,7 +897,12 @@ static int hb_qsv_collect_adapters_details(hb_list_t *qsv_adapters_list, hb_list
         }
         // check for actual hardware support
         do{
-            if (MFXInit(hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(*dx_index) | hw_preference, &version, &session) == MFX_ERR_NONE)
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+            mfxIMPL hw_impl = hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(details->index);
+#else
+            mfxIMPL hw_impl = MFX_IMPL_HARDWARE_ANY;
+#endif
+            if (MFXInit(hw_impl | hw_preference, &version, &session) == MFX_ERR_NONE)
             {
                 // On linux, the handle to the VA display must be set.
                 // This code is essentiall a NOP other platforms.
@@ -918,9 +923,9 @@ static int hb_qsv_collect_adapters_details(hb_list_t *qsv_adapters_list, hb_list
                                         HB_QSV_MINVERSION_MINOR))
                 {
                     query_capabilities(session, details->index, details->qsv_hardware_version, &details->qsv_hardware_info_avc);
-                    details->qsv_hardware_info_avc.implementation = hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(*dx_index) | hw_preference;
+                    details->qsv_hardware_info_avc.implementation = hw_impl | hw_preference;
                     query_capabilities(session, details->index, details->qsv_hardware_version, &details->qsv_hardware_info_hevc);
-                    details->qsv_hardware_info_hevc.implementation = hb_qsv_dx_index_to_impl(*dx_index) | hw_preference;
+                    details->qsv_hardware_info_hevc.implementation = hw_impl | hw_preference;
                     // now that we know which hardware encoders are
                     // available, we can set the preferred implementation
                     qsv_impl_set_preferred(details, "hardware");