diff --git a/modules/codec/omxil/iomx_hwbuffer.c b/modules/codec/omxil/iomx_hwbuffer.c
index 4eb75482cdaffa927319c866d8ea1a842a1d9401..f62f4ab30960c032cfb739653e2f55655517abbb 100644
--- a/modules/codec/omxil/iomx_hwbuffer.c
+++ b/modules/codec/omxil/iomx_hwbuffer.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <OMX_Core.h>
+#include <OMX_Component.h>
+
 #if ANDROID_API <= 11
 #include <ui/android_native_buffer.h>
 #include <ui/egl/android_natives.h>
@@ -100,6 +103,25 @@ int IOMXHWBuffer_Disconnect( void *window )
 }
 
 
+int IOMXHWBuffer_GetHalFormat( const char *comp_name, int* hal_format )
+{
+    if( !strncmp( comp_name, "OMX.SEC.", 8 ) ) {
+        switch( *hal_format ) {
+        case OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV420SemiPlanar:
+            *hal_format = 0x105; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_SP
+            break;
+        case OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV420Planar:
+            *hal_format = 0x101; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_P
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    else if( !strcmp( comp_name, "OMX.TI.720P.Decoder" ) ||
+        !strcmp( comp_name, "OMX.TI.Video.Decoder" ) )
+        *hal_format = 0x14; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int IOMXHWBuffer_Setup( void *window, int w, int h, int hal_format, int hw_usage )
 {
     ANativeWindow *anw = (ANativeWindow *)window;
diff --git a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil.c b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil.c
index b7a586f28eb1a958adbf5ca8e43efbd07aba60e5..376aa44289991b08867407b2eb16289ee2fad501 100644
--- a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil.c
+++ b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil.c
@@ -2055,6 +2055,7 @@ static void HwBuffer_Init( decoder_t *p_dec, OmxPort *p_port )
           pf_omx_hwbuffer_set_buffer_count && pf_omx_hwbuffer_setcrop &&
           pf_omx_hwbuffer_dequeue && pf_omx_hwbuffer_lock &&
           pf_omx_hwbuffer_queue && pf_omx_hwbuffer_cancel &&
+          pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format &&
           ((OMX_COMPONENTTYPE*)p_port->omx_handle)->UseBuffer) )
     {
         msg_Warn( p_dec, "direct output port enabled but can't find "
@@ -2157,19 +2158,11 @@ static int HwBuffer_AllocateBuffers( decoder_t *p_dec, OmxPort *p_port )
     if( !p_port->p_hwbuf )
         return 0;
 
-    if( !strncmp( p_sys->psz_component, "OMX.SEC.", 8 ) ) {
-        switch( colorFormat ) {
-        case OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV420SemiPlanar:
-            colorFormat = 0x105; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_SP
-            break;
-        case OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV420Planar:
-            colorFormat = 0x101; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_P
-            break;
-        }
+    omx_error = pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format( p_sys->psz_component, &colorFormat );
+    if( omx_error != OMX_ErrorNone )
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_dec, "pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format failed (Not fatal)" );
     }
-    else if( !strcmp( p_sys->psz_component, "OMX.TI.720P.Decoder" ) ||
-        !strcmp( p_sys->psz_component, "OMX.TI.Video.Decoder" ) )
-        colorFormat = 0x14; // HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I
 
     omx_error = pf_get_graphic_buffer_usage( p_port->omx_handle,
                                              p_port->i_port_index,
diff --git a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.c b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.c
index aed525162811c20cc50fa4888fc0a68b0a4bdba6..c196ec21b421d600969dbe38d3bc64a0ee01d198 100644
--- a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.c
+++ b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ OMX_ERRORTYPE (*pf_get_graphic_buffer_usage)(OMX_HANDLETYPE, OMX_U32, OMX_U32*);
 
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_connect) (void *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_disconnect) (void *);
+int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format) (const char *, int *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_setup) (void *, int, int, int, int );
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_min_undequeued) (void *, unsigned int *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_set_buffer_count) (void *, unsigned int );
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ int InitOmxCore(vlc_object_t *p_this)
 
     pf_omx_hwbuffer_connect = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_Connect" );
     pf_omx_hwbuffer_disconnect = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_Disconnect" );
+    pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_GetHalFormat" );
     pf_omx_hwbuffer_setup = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_Setup" );
     pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_min_undequeued = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_GetMinUndequeued" );
     pf_omx_hwbuffer_set_buffer_count = dlsym( dll_handle, "OMXHWBuffer_SetBufferCount" );
diff --git a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.h b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.h
index 955e9659024176cd34630db0fb7b81bf61f31261..92d8caa2e7a8d0417e7483d771aefd68e6ff9eb9 100644
--- a/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.h
+++ b/modules/codec/omxil/omxil_core.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ OMX_ERRORTYPE (*pf_get_graphic_buffer_usage)(OMX_HANDLETYPE, OMX_U32, OMX_U32*);
 /* OMXHWBuffer functions */
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_connect) (void *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_disconnect) (void *);
+int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_hal_format) (const char *, int *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_setup) (void *, int, int, int, int );
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_get_min_undequeued) (void *, unsigned int *);
 int (*pf_omx_hwbuffer_set_buffer_count) (void *, unsigned int );