diff --git a/TOOLS/lua/autocrop.lua b/TOOLS/lua/autocrop.lua
index ba38f487cc..25bdd7297c 100644
--- a/TOOLS/lua/autocrop.lua
+++ b/TOOLS/lua/autocrop.lua
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ local function detect_crop()
         return
     end
 
-    local hwdec_current = mp.get_property("hwdec-current")
+    local hwdec_current = mp.get_property("hwdec-current", "no")
     if hwdec_current:find("-copy$") == nil and hwdec_current ~= "no" and
        hwdec_current ~= "crystalhd" and hwdec_current ~= "rkmpp" then
         hwdec_backup = mp.get_property("hwdec")