diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2af8111c3e..24e207601d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1470,16 +1470,16 @@ if vaapi_egl['use']
     sources += files('video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_gl.c')
 endif
 
-vaapi_vulkan = {
-    'name': 'vaapi-vulkan',
-    'use': vaapi['use'] and vulkan.found(),
+vaapi_libplacebo = {
+    'name': 'vaapi-libplacebo',
+    'use': vaapi['use'] and libplacebo.found(),
 }
-if vaapi_vulkan['use']
-    features += vaapi_vulkan['name']
-    sources += files('video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_vk.c')
+if vaapi_libplacebo['use']
+    features += vaapi_libplacebo['name']
+    sources += files('video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_pl.c')
 endif
 
-if vaapi_egl['use'] or vaapi_vulkan['use']
+if vaapi_egl['use'] or vaapi_libplacebo['use']
     sources += files('video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c')
 endif
 
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ conf_data.set10('HAVE_UWP', uwp.found())
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI', vaapi['use'])
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_DRM', vaapi_drm['use'])
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_EGL', vaapi_egl['use'])
-conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_VULKAN', vaapi_vulkan['use'])
+conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_LIBPLACEBO', vaapi_libplacebo['use'])
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_WAYLAND', vaapi_wayland['use'])
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAAPI_X11', vaapi_x11['use'])
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_VAPOURSYNTH', vapoursynth.found() and vapoursynth_script.found())
diff --git a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c
index 7f3fb5ed25..01b5be476c 100644
--- a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c
+++ b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ const static vaapi_interop_init interop_inits[] = {
 #if HAVE_VAAPI_EGL
     vaapi_gl_init,
 #endif
-#if HAVE_VAAPI_VULKAN
-    vaapi_vk_init,
+#if HAVE_VAAPI_LIBPLACEBO
+    vaapi_pl_init,
 #endif
     NULL
 };
diff --git a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.h b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.h
index 44379e8bf6..76f1c37c13 100644
--- a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.h
+++ b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.h
@@ -52,5 +52,4 @@ struct priv {
 typedef bool (*vaapi_interop_init)(const struct ra_hwdec *hw);
 
 bool vaapi_gl_init(const struct ra_hwdec *hw);
-
-bool vaapi_vk_init(const struct ra_hwdec *hw);
+bool vaapi_pl_init(const struct ra_hwdec *hw);
diff --git a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_vk.c b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_pl.c
similarity index 89%
rename from video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_vk.c
rename to video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_pl.c
index 38ac76a3a7..790150e223 100644
--- a/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_vk.c
+++ b/video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_pl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h"
 #include "video/out/placebo/utils.h"
 
-static bool vaapi_vk_map(struct ra_hwdec_mapper *mapper, bool probing)
+static bool vaapi_pl_map(struct ra_hwdec_mapper *mapper, bool probing)
 {
     struct priv *p = mapper->priv;
     pl_gpu gpu = ra_pl_get(mapper->ra);
@@ -102,31 +102,31 @@ static bool vaapi_vk_map(struct ra_hwdec_mapper *mapper, bool probing)
     return true;
 }
 
-static void vaapi_vk_unmap(struct ra_hwdec_mapper *mapper)
+static void vaapi_pl_unmap(struct ra_hwdec_mapper *mapper)
 {
     for (int n = 0; n < 4; n++)
         ra_tex_free(mapper->ra, &mapper->tex[n]);
 }
 
-bool vaapi_vk_init(const struct ra_hwdec *hw)
+bool vaapi_pl_init(const struct ra_hwdec *hw)
 {
     struct priv_owner *p = hw->priv;
     pl_gpu gpu = ra_pl_get(hw->ra);
     if (!gpu) {
-        // This is not a Vulkan RA;
+        // This is not a libplacebo RA;
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!(gpu->import_caps.tex & PL_HANDLE_DMA_BUF)) {
-        MP_VERBOSE(hw, "VAAPI Vulkan interop requires support for "
-                        "dma_buf import in Vulkan.\n");
+        MP_VERBOSE(hw, "VAAPI libplacebo interop requires support for "
+                        "PL_HANDLE_DMA_BUF import.\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    MP_VERBOSE(hw, "using VAAPI Vulkan interop\n");
+    MP_VERBOSE(hw, "using VAAPI libplacebo interop\n");
 
-    p->interop_map = vaapi_vk_map;
-    p->interop_unmap = vaapi_vk_unmap;
+    p->interop_map = vaapi_pl_map;
+    p->interop_unmap = vaapi_pl_unmap;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 3b8653097e..2331624ff3 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -751,9 +751,9 @@ video_output_features = [
         'deps': 'libplacebo',
         'func': check_pkg_config('vulkan'),
     }, {
-        'name': 'vaapi-vulkan',
-        'desc': 'VAAPI Vulkan',
-        'deps': 'vaapi && vulkan',
+        'name': 'vaapi-libplacebo',
+        'desc': 'VAAPI libplacebo',
+        'deps': 'vaapi && libplacebo',
         'func': check_true,
     }, {
         'name': 'egl-helpers',
diff --git a/wscript_build.py b/wscript_build.py
index 82ccebf199..46191b8196 100644
--- a/wscript_build.py
+++ b/wscript_build.py
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ def build(ctx):
         ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_cuda.c",        "cuda-interop" ),
         ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_cuda_gl.c",     "cuda-interop && gl" ),
         ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_cuda_vk.c",     "cuda-interop && vulkan" ),
-        ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c",       "vaapi-egl || vaapi-vulkan" ),
+        ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi.c",       "vaapi-egl || vaapi-libplacebo" ),
         ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_gl.c",    "vaapi-egl" ),
-        ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_vk.c",    "vaapi-vulkan" ),
+        ( "video/out/hwdec/hwdec_vaapi_pl.c",    "vaapi-libplacebo" ),
         ( "video/out/libmpv_sw.c" ),
         ( "video/out/placebo/ra_pl.c",           "libplacebo" ),
         ( "video/out/placebo/utils.c",           "libplacebo" ),