diff --git a/media/mojo/services/gpu_mojo_media_client_cros.cc b/media/mojo/services/gpu_mojo_media_client_cros.cc
index 2b6a4ff277d5f..23df084240c34 100644
--- a/media/mojo/services/gpu_mojo_media_client_cros.cc
+++ b/media/mojo/services/gpu_mojo_media_client_cros.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ VideoDecoderType GetPreferredLinuxDecoderImplementation(
   // to using the VDA implementation.
   if (!base::FeatureList::IsEnabled(kUseChromeOSDirectVideoDecoder))
     return VideoDecoderType::kVda;
+#if BUILDFLAG(USE_VAAPI)
   return VideoDecoderType::kVaapi;
+#elif BUILDFLAG(USE_V4L2_CODEC)
+  return VideoDecoderType::kV4L2;
+#endif
 }

 #endif  // BUILDFLAG(IS_CHROMEOS)
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@ VideoDecoderType GetActualPlatformDecoderImplementation(
         }
       }
     }
+    case VideoDecoderType::kV4L2: {
+      return gpu_preferences.gr_context_type == gpu::GrContextType::kGL
+                 ? VideoDecoderType::kV4L2
+                 : VideoDecoderType::kUnknown;
+    }
     default:
       return VideoDecoderType::kUnknown;
   }