diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
index 58c078c69aa7..bcdb8edd252b 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp
@@ -2351,11 +2351,9 @@ void gfxPlatform::InitAcceleration() {
   // explicit.
   MOZ_ASSERT(NS_IsMainThread(), "can only initialize prefs on the main thread");
 
-#ifndef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
   nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo> gfxInfo = components::GfxInfo::Service();
   nsCString discardFailureId;
   int32_t status;
-#endif
 
   if (XRE_IsParentProcess()) {
     gfxVars::SetBrowserTabsRemoteAutostart(BrowserTabsRemoteAutostart());
@@ -2380,30 +2378,28 @@ void gfxPlatform::InitAcceleration() {
 #endif
   }
 
-  if (StaticPrefs::media_hardware_video_decoding_enabled_AtStartup()) {
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-    sLayersSupportsHardwareVideoDecoding =
-        gfxPlatformGtk::GetPlatform()->InitVAAPIConfig(
-            StaticPrefs::
-                media_hardware_video_decoding_force_enabled_AtStartup() ||
-            StaticPrefs::media_ffmpeg_vaapi_enabled());
-#else
-    if (
-#  ifdef XP_WIN
-        Preferences::GetBool("media.wmf.dxva.enabled", true) &&
-#  endif
-        NS_SUCCEEDED(gfxInfo->GetFeatureStatus(
-            nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING, discardFailureId,
-            &status))) {
-      if (status == nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_STATUS_OK ||
-          StaticPrefs::
-              media_hardware_video_decoding_force_enabled_AtStartup()) {
-        sLayersSupportsHardwareVideoDecoding = true;
-      }
-    }
+  if (Preferences::GetBool("media.hardware-video-decoding.enabled", false) &&
+#ifdef XP_WIN
+      Preferences::GetBool("media.wmf.dxva.enabled", true) &&
 #endif
+      NS_SUCCEEDED(
+          gfxInfo->GetFeatureStatus(nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING,
+                                    discardFailureId, &status))) {
+    if (status == nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_STATUS_OK ||
+#ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
+        StaticPrefs::media_ffmpeg_vaapi_enabled() ||
+#endif
+        StaticPrefs::media_hardware_video_decoding_force_enabled_AtStartup()) {
+      sLayersSupportsHardwareVideoDecoding = true;
+    }
   }
 
+#ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
+  sLayersSupportsHardwareVideoDecoding =
+      gfxPlatformGtk::GetPlatform()->InitVAAPIConfig(
+          sLayersSupportsHardwareVideoDecoding);
+#endif
+
   sLayersAccelerationPrefsInitialized = true;
 
   if (XRE_IsParentProcess()) {
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.cpp
index 37f8b5a0827a..24f456347d78 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.cpp
@@ -225,16 +225,12 @@ void gfxPlatformGtk::InitDmabufConfig() {
 #endif
 }
 
-bool gfxPlatformGtk::InitVAAPIConfig(bool aForceEnabledByUser) {
+bool gfxPlatformGtk::InitVAAPIConfig(bool aEnabledByPlatform) {
   FeatureState& feature =
       gfxConfig::GetFeature(Feature::HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING);
 #ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
   feature.EnableByDefault();
 
-  if (aForceEnabledByUser) {
-    feature.UserForceEnable("Force enabled by pref");
-  }
-
   nsCString failureId;
   int32_t status = nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIGfxInfo> gfxInfo = components::GfxInfo::Service();
@@ -242,14 +238,16 @@ bool gfxPlatformGtk::InitVAAPIConfig(bool aForceEnabledByUser) {
           nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING, failureId, &status))) {
     feature.Disable(FeatureStatus::BlockedNoGfxInfo, "gfxInfo is broken",
                     "FEATURE_FAILURE_NO_GFX_INFO"_ns);
-  } else if (status == nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_BLOCKED_PLATFORM_TEST) {
-    feature.ForceDisable(FeatureStatus::Unavailable,
-                         "Force disabled by gfxInfo", failureId);
   } else if (status != nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_STATUS_OK) {
     feature.Disable(FeatureStatus::Blocklisted, "Blocklisted by gfxInfo",
                     failureId);
   }
-
+  if (status != nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_STATUS_OK && aEnabledByPlatform) {
+    feature.UserForceEnable("Force enabled by pref");
+  }
+  if (!aEnabledByPlatform) {
+    feature.Disable(FeatureStatus::Blocked, "Blocked by platform", failureId);
+  }
   if (!gfxVars::UseEGL()) {
     feature.ForceDisable(FeatureStatus::Unavailable, "Requires EGL",
                          "FEATURE_FAILURE_REQUIRES_EGL"_ns);
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.h b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.h
index 5878f021f836..15647b325657 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformGtk.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class gfxPlatformGtk final : public gfxPlatform {
  protected:
   void InitX11EGLConfig();
   void InitDmabufConfig();
-  bool InitVAAPIConfig(bool aForceEnabledByUser);
+  bool InitVAAPIConfig(bool aEnabledByPlatform);
   void InitPlatformGPUProcessPrefs() override;
   void InitWebRenderConfig() override;
   bool CheckVariationFontSupport() override;
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
index 18b05559617f..6088cac84b8b 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
@@ -9385,11 +9385,6 @@
   value: false
   mirror: always
 
-- name: media.hardware-video-decoding.enabled
-  type: bool
-  value: true
-  mirror: once
-
 - name: media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled
   type: bool
   value: false
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index 4d28837e0cf6..51f7002750ad 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ pref("media.volume_scale", "1.0");
 // opened as top-level documents, as opposed to inside a media element.
 pref("media.play-stand-alone", true);
 
+pref("media.hardware-video-decoding.enabled", true);
+
 #ifdef MOZ_WMF
   pref("media.wmf.dxva.enabled", true);
   pref("media.wmf.play-stand-alone", true);
diff --git a/widget/gtk/GfxInfo.cpp b/widget/gtk/GfxInfo.cpp
index 888f77b66368..ae4ca5a5de03 100644
--- a/widget/gtk/GfxInfo.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/GfxInfo.cpp
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ nsresult GfxInfo::GetFeatureStatusImpl(
 
   if (aFeature == nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING &&
       !mIsVAAPISupported) {
-    *aStatus = nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_BLOCKED_PLATFORM_TEST;
+    *aStatus = nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_BLOCKED_DEVICE;
     aFailureId = "FEATURE_FAILURE_VIDEO_DECODING_TEST_FAILED";
     return NS_OK;
   }
diff --git a/widget/nsIGfxInfo.idl b/widget/nsIGfxInfo.idl
index 1430cc40882c..010818725251 100644
--- a/widget/nsIGfxInfo.idl
+++ b/widget/nsIGfxInfo.idl
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ interface nsIGfxInfo : nsISupports
   const long FEATURE_ALLOW_ALWAYS = 9;
   /* This feature is safe to be on this device due to the allowlist, depending on qualified/experiment status. */
   const long FEATURE_ALLOW_QUALIFIED = 10;
-  /* This feature failed in a startup test, e.g. due to a crashing driver. */
-  const long FEATURE_BLOCKED_PLATFORM_TEST = 11;
 
   /**
    * Ask about a feature, and return the status of that feature.