diff --git a/options/m_option.h b/options/m_option.h
index 1cc6304562..7facb563e1 100644
--- a/options/m_option.h
+++ b/options/m_option.h
@@ -457,23 +457,24 @@ char *format_file_size(int64_t size);
 #define UPDATE_SUB_HARD         (1 << 22) // subtitle opts. that need full reinit
 #define UPDATE_SUB_EXTS         (1 << 23) // update internal list of sub exts
 #define UPDATE_VIDEO            (1 << 24) // force redraw if needed
-#define UPDATE_OPT_LAST         (1 << 24)
+#define UPDATE_VO               (1 << 25) // reinit the VO
+#define UPDATE_OPT_LAST         (1 << 25)
 
 // All bits between _FIRST and _LAST (inclusive)
 #define UPDATE_OPTS_MASK \
     (((UPDATE_OPT_LAST << 1) - 1) & ~(unsigned)(UPDATE_OPT_FIRST - 1))
 
 // type_float/type_double: string "default" is parsed as NaN (and reverse)
-#define M_OPT_DEFAULT_NAN       (1 << 25)
+#define M_OPT_DEFAULT_NAN       (1 << 26)
 
 // type time: string "no" maps to MP_NOPTS_VALUE (if unset, NOPTS is rejected)
-#define M_OPT_ALLOW_NO          (1 << 26)
+#define M_OPT_ALLOW_NO          (1 << 27)
 
 // type channels: disallow "auto" (still accept ""), limit list to at most 1 item.
-#define M_OPT_CHANNELS_LIMITED  (1 << 27)
+#define M_OPT_CHANNELS_LIMITED  (1 << 28)
 
 // type_float/type_double: controls if pretty print should trim trailing zeros
-#define M_OPT_FIXED_LEN_PRINT   (1 << 28)
+#define M_OPT_FIXED_LEN_PRINT   (1 << 29)
 
 // Like M_OPT_TYPE_OPTIONAL_PARAM.
 #define M_OPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM    (1 << 30)
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 1fd7003012..1a7136352b 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const struct m_sub_options screenshot_conf = {
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_vo_opts
 
 static const m_option_t mp_vo_opt_list[] = {
-    {"vo", OPT_SETTINGSLIST(video_driver_list, &vo_obj_list)},
+    {"vo", OPT_SETTINGSLIST(video_driver_list, &vo_obj_list), .flags = UPDATE_VO},
     {"taskbar-progress", OPT_BOOL(taskbar_progress)},
     {"drag-and-drop", OPT_CHOICE(drag_and_drop, {"no", -2}, {"auto", -1},
         {"replace", DND_REPLACE},
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 37de8c21c6..cd69636976 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include "options/m_config_frontend.h"
 #include "options/parse_configfile.h"
 #include "osdep/getpid.h"
-#include "video/out/gpu/context.h"
 #include "video/out/vo.h"
 #include "video/csputils.h"
 #include "video/hwdec.h"
@@ -7380,9 +7379,7 @@ void mp_option_change_callback(void *ctx, struct m_config_option *co, int flags,
         mpctx->ipc_ctx = mp_init_ipc(mpctx->clients, mpctx->global);
     }
 
-    if (opt_ptr == &opts->vo->video_driver_list ||
-        opt_ptr == &opts->ra_ctx_opts->context_list ||
-        opt_ptr == &opts->ra_ctx_opts->context_type_list) {
+    if (flags & UPDATE_VO) {
         struct track *track = mpctx->current_track[0][STREAM_VIDEO];
         uninit_video_out(mpctx);
         handle_force_window(mpctx, true);
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/context.c b/video/out/gpu/context.c
index 7a702b043b..621ebe86eb 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/context.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/context.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options ra_ctx_conf = {
         {0}
     },
     .size = sizeof(struct ra_ctx_opts),
+    .change_flags = UPDATE_VO,
 };
 
 static struct ra_ctx *create_in_contexts(struct vo *vo, const char *name,