diff --git a/src/sunxi_cedrus_drv_video.c b/src/sunxi_cedrus_drv_video.c
index cc5ce20..ed0d946 100644
--- a/src/sunxi_cedrus_drv_video.c
+++ b/src/sunxi_cedrus_drv_video.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ VAStatus VA_DRIVER_INIT_FUNC(VADriverContextP ctx)
 	struct VADriverVTable * const vtable = ctx->vtable;
 	struct sunxi_cedrus_driver_data *driver_data;
 	struct v4l2_capability cap;
+	char *path;
 
 	ctx->version_major = VA_MAJOR_VERSION;
 	ctx->version_minor = VA_MINOR_VERSION;
@@ -182,7 +183,11 @@ VAStatus VA_DRIVER_INIT_FUNC(VADriverContextP ctx)
 	assert(object_heap_init(&driver_data->image_heap,
 			sizeof(struct object_image), IMAGE_ID_OFFSET)==0);
 
-	driver_data->mem2mem_fd = open("/dev/video0", O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
+	path = getenv("LIBVA_CEDRUS_DEV");
+	if (!path)
+		path = "/dev/video0";
+
+	driver_data->mem2mem_fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
 	assert(driver_data->mem2mem_fd >= 0);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < INPUT_BUFFERS_NB; i++) {
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ VAStatus VA_DRIVER_INIT_FUNC(VADriverContextP ctx)
 	assert(ioctl(driver_data->mem2mem_fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, &cap)==0);
 	if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M_MPLANE))
 	{
-		sunxi_cedrus_msg("/dev/video0 does not support m2m_mplane\n");
+		sunxi_cedrus_msg("%s does not support m2m_mplane\n", path);
 		return VA_STATUS_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED;
 	}