diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 13a91b14c3..ed341010a2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fate: $(FATE)
 
 $(FATE): $(FATE_UTILS:%=tests/%$(HOSTEXESUF))
 	@echo "TEST    $(@:fate-%=%)"
-	$(Q)$(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate-run.sh $@ "$(SAMPLES)" "$(TARGET_EXEC)" "$(TARGET_PATH)" '$(CMD)' '$(CMP)' '$(REF)' '$(FUZZ)' '$(THREADS)' '$(THREAD_TYPE)' '$(CPUFLAGS)' '$(CMP_SHIFT)' '$(CMP_TARGET)' '$(SIZE_TOLERANCE)' '$(CMP_UNIT)' '$(GEN)'
+	$(Q)$(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate-run.sh $@ "$(SAMPLES)" "$(TARGET_EXEC)" "$(TARGET_PATH)" '$(CMD)' '$(CMP)' '$(REF)' '$(FUZZ)' '$(THREADS)' '$(THREAD_TYPE)' '$(CPUFLAGS)' '$(CMP_SHIFT)' '$(CMP_TARGET)' '$(SIZE_TOLERANCE)' '$(CMP_UNIT)' '$(GEN)' '$(HWACCEL)'
 
 fate-list:
 	@printf '%s\n' $(sort $(FATE))
diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index f8de18290e..790a4d1283 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ cmp_target=${13:-0}
 size_tolerance=${14:-0}
 cmp_unit=${15:-2}
 gen=${16:-no}
+hwaccel=${17:-none}
 
 outdir="tests/data/fate"
 outfile="${outdir}/${test}"
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ probefmt(){
 }
 
 avconv(){
-    dec_opts="-threads $threads -thread_type $thread_type"
+    dec_opts="-hwaccel $hwaccel -threads $threads -thread_type $thread_type"
     avconv_args="-nostats -cpuflags $cpuflags"
     for arg in $@; do
         [ x${arg} = x-i ] && avconv_args="${avconv_args} ${dec_opts}"