diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index ffe6b94c05..88ed5332ae 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ static int decode_chunks(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         buf_ptr = ff_find_start_code(buf_ptr,buf_end, &start_code);
         if (start_code > 0x1ff){
             if(s2->pict_type != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B || avctx->skip_frame <= AVDISCARD_DEFAULT){
-                if(avctx->thread_count > 1){
+                if((avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_SLICE) && avctx->thread_count > 1){
                     int i;
 
                     avctx->execute(avctx, slice_decode_thread,  &s2->thread_context[0], NULL, s->slice_count, sizeof(void*));
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ static int decode_chunks(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                     break;
                 }
 
-                if(avctx->thread_count > 1){
+                if((avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_SLICE) && avctx->thread_count > 1){
                     int threshold= (s2->mb_height*s->slice_count + avctx->thread_count/2) / avctx->thread_count;
                     if(threshold <= mb_y){
                         MpegEncContext *thread_context= s2->thread_context[s->slice_count];
@@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mpegvideo_decoder = {
 
 #if CONFIG_MPEG_XVMC_DECODER
 static av_cold int mpeg_mc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx){
-    if( avctx->thread_count > 1)
+    if((avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_SLICE) && avctx->thread_count > 1)
         return -1;
     if( !(avctx->slice_flags & SLICE_FLAG_CODED_ORDER) )
         return -1;