diff --git a/immich/hwaccel.transcoding.yml b/immich/hwaccel.transcoding.yml
index 8628e6f..d90b0a9 100755
--- a/immich/hwaccel.transcoding.yml
+++ b/immich/hwaccel.transcoding.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ services:
       #- /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libmali.so.1:/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libmali.so.1:ro # only required to enable OpenCL-accelerated HDR -> SDR tonemapping
 
   vaapi:
+    labels:
+      hwmode: vaapi
     devices:
       - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
   vaapi-wsl: # use this for VAAPI if you're running Immich in WSL2