diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index b3aeac709f..50acc35f2f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if _mediaEncoder.SupportsHwaccel("vaapi");
+            return _mediaEncoder.SupportsHwaccel("vaapi");
 
         }