diff --git a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
index d1218355c7..35769dfd60 100644
--- a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
+++ b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 
 static const AVRational default_tb = { 1, 90000 };
 
+typedef struct QSVAsyncFrame {
+    mfxSyncPoint  sync;
+    QSVFrame     *frame;
+} QSVAsyncFrame;
+
 static const struct {
     int mfx_iopattern;
     const char *desc;
@@ -642,16 +647,6 @@ static int init_vpp_session(AVFilterContext *avctx, QSVVPPContext *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int qsv_fifo_item_size(void)
-{
-    return sizeof(mfxSyncPoint) + sizeof(QSVFrame*);
-}
-
-static unsigned int qsv_fifo_size(const AVFifoBuffer* fifo)
-{
-    return  av_fifo_size(fifo)/qsv_fifo_item_size();
-}
-
 int ff_qsvvpp_create(AVFilterContext *avctx, QSVVPPContext **vpp, QSVVPPParam *param)
 {
     int i;
@@ -727,7 +722,7 @@ int ff_qsvvpp_create(AVFilterContext *avctx, QSVVPPContext **vpp, QSVVPPParam *p
     s->got_frame = 0;
 
     /** keep fifo size at least 1. Even when async_depth is 0, fifo is used. */
-    s->async_fifo  = av_fifo_alloc((param->async_depth + 1) * qsv_fifo_item_size());
+    s->async_fifo  = av_fifo_alloc2(param->async_depth + 1, sizeof(QSVAsyncFrame), 0);
     s->async_depth = param->async_depth;
     if (!s->async_fifo) {
         ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
@@ -789,7 +784,7 @@ int ff_qsvvpp_free(QSVVPPContext **vpp)
     av_freep(&s->surface_ptrs_out);
     av_freep(&s->ext_buffers);
     av_freep(&s->frame_infos);
-    av_fifo_free(s->async_fifo);
+    av_fifo_freep2(&s->async_fifo);
     av_freep(vpp);
 
     return 0;
@@ -799,24 +794,23 @@ int ff_qsvvpp_filter_frame(QSVVPPContext *s, AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *picr
 {
     AVFilterContext  *ctx     = inlink->dst;
     AVFilterLink     *outlink = ctx->outputs[0];
+    QSVAsyncFrame     aframe;
     mfxSyncPoint      sync;
     QSVFrame         *in_frame, *out_frame, *tmp;
     int               ret, filter_ret;
 
-    while (s->eof && qsv_fifo_size(s->async_fifo)) {
-        av_fifo_generic_read(s->async_fifo, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), NULL);
-        av_fifo_generic_read(s->async_fifo, &sync, sizeof(sync), NULL);
-        if (MFXVideoCORE_SyncOperation(s->session, sync, 1000) < 0)
+    while (s->eof && av_fifo_read(s->async_fifo, &aframe, 1) >= 0) {
+        if (MFXVideoCORE_SyncOperation(s->session, aframe.sync, 1000) < 0)
             av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Sync failed.\n");
 
-        filter_ret = s->filter_frame(outlink, tmp->frame);
+        filter_ret = s->filter_frame(outlink, aframe.frame->frame);
         if (filter_ret < 0) {
-            av_frame_free(&tmp->frame);
+            av_frame_free(&aframe.frame->frame);
             return filter_ret;
         }
-        tmp->queued--;
+        aframe.frame->queued--;
         s->got_frame = 1;
-        tmp->frame = NULL;
+        aframe.frame->frame = NULL;
     };
 
     if (!picref)
@@ -853,16 +847,14 @@ int ff_qsvvpp_filter_frame(QSVVPPContext *s, AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *picr
                                              default_tb, outlink->time_base);
 
         out_frame->queued++;
-        av_fifo_generic_write(s->async_fifo, &out_frame, sizeof(out_frame), NULL);
-        av_fifo_generic_write(s->async_fifo, &sync, sizeof(sync), NULL);
-
+        aframe = (QSVAsyncFrame){ sync, out_frame };
+        av_fifo_write(s->async_fifo, &aframe, 1);
 
-        if (qsv_fifo_size(s->async_fifo) > s->async_depth) {
-            av_fifo_generic_read(s->async_fifo, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), NULL);
-            av_fifo_generic_read(s->async_fifo, &sync, sizeof(sync), NULL);
+        if (av_fifo_can_read(s->async_fifo) > s->async_depth) {
+            av_fifo_read(s->async_fifo, &aframe, 1);
 
             do {
-                ret = MFXVideoCORE_SyncOperation(s->session, sync, 1000);
+                ret = MFXVideoCORE_SyncOperation(s->session, aframe.sync, 1000);
             } while (ret == MFX_WRN_IN_EXECUTION);
 
             filter_ret = s->filter_frame(outlink, tmp->frame);
diff --git a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.h b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.h
index e0f4c8f5bb..4fe07ab1f7 100644
--- a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.h
+++ b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ typedef struct QSVVPPContext {
     int async_depth;
     int eof;
     /** order with frame_out, sync */
-    AVFifoBuffer *async_fifo;
+    AVFifo *async_fifo;
 } QSVVPPContext;
 
 typedef struct QSVVPPCrop {
