diff --git a/filters/f_lavfi.c b/filters/f_lavfi.c
index 23af326c9b..f4f68ba0af 100644
--- a/filters/f_lavfi.c
+++ b/filters/f_lavfi.c
@@ -943,6 +943,10 @@ static bool is_usable(const AVFilter *filter, int media_type)
 
 bool mp_lavfi_is_usable(const char *name, int media_type)
 {
+    // Skip the lavfi- prefix, if present.
+    if (strncmp(name, "lavfi-", 6) == 0)
+        name += 6;
+
     const AVFilter *f = avfilter_get_by_name(name);
     return f && is_usable(f, media_type);
 }