diff --git a/fftools/ffplay.c b/fftools/ffplay.c
index 60d8874eab..349c6075da 100644
--- a/fftools/ffplay.c
+++ b/fftools/ffplay.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,6 @@ static int configure_video_filters(AVFilterGraph *graph, VideoState *is, const c
 {
     enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts[FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(sdl_texture_format_map)];
     char sws_flags_str[512] = "";
-    char buffersrc_args[256];
     int ret;
     AVFilterContext *filt_src = NULL, *filt_out = NULL, *last_filter = NULL;
     AVCodecParameters *codecpar = is->video_st->codecpar;
@@ -1895,38 +1894,48 @@ static int configure_video_filters(AVFilterGraph *graph, VideoState *is, const c
 
     graph->scale_sws_opts = av_strdup(sws_flags_str);
 
-    snprintf(buffersrc_args, sizeof(buffersrc_args),
-             "video_size=%dx%d:pix_fmt=%d:time_base=%d/%d:pixel_aspect=%d/%d:"
-             "colorspace=%d:range=%d",
-             frame->width, frame->height, frame->format,
-             is->video_st->time_base.num, is->video_st->time_base.den,
-             codecpar->sample_aspect_ratio.num, FFMAX(codecpar->sample_aspect_ratio.den, 1),
-             frame->colorspace, frame->color_range);
-    if (fr.num && fr.den)
-        av_strlcatf(buffersrc_args, sizeof(buffersrc_args), ":frame_rate=%d/%d", fr.num, fr.den);
 
-    if ((ret = avfilter_graph_create_filter(&filt_src,
-                                            avfilter_get_by_name("buffer"),
-                                            "ffplay_buffer", buffersrc_args, NULL,
-                                            graph)) < 0)
+    filt_src = avfilter_graph_alloc_filter(graph, avfilter_get_by_name("buffer"),
+                                           "ffplay_buffer");
+    if (!filt_src) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
         goto fail;
+    }
+
+    par->format              = frame->format;
+    par->time_base           = is->video_st->time_base;
+    par->width               = frame->width;
+    par->height              = frame->height;
+    par->sample_aspect_ratio = codecpar->sample_aspect_ratio;
+    par->color_space         = frame->colorspace;
+    par->color_range         = frame->color_range;
+    par->frame_rate          = fr;
     par->hw_frames_ctx = frame->hw_frames_ctx;
     ret = av_buffersrc_parameters_set(filt_src, par);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;
 
-    ret = avfilter_graph_create_filter(&filt_out,
-                                       avfilter_get_by_name("buffersink"),
-                                       "ffplay_buffersink", NULL, NULL, graph);
+    ret = avfilter_init_dict(filt_src, NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;
 
+    filt_out = avfilter_graph_alloc_filter(graph, avfilter_get_by_name("buffersink"),
+                                           "ffplay_buffersink");
+    if (!filt_out) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     if ((ret = av_opt_set_int_list(filt_out, "pix_fmts", pix_fmts,  AV_PIX_FMT_NONE, AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN)) < 0)
         goto fail;
     if (!vk_renderer &&
         (ret = av_opt_set_int_list(filt_out, "color_spaces", sdl_supported_color_spaces,  AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED, AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN)) < 0)
         goto fail;
 
+    ret = avfilter_init_dict(filt_out, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto fail;
+
     last_filter = filt_out;
 
 /* Note: this macro adds a filter before the lastly added filter, so the
@@ -2029,12 +2038,12 @@ static int configure_audio_filters(VideoState *is, const char *afilters, int for
     if (ret < 0)
         goto end;
 
-
-    ret = avfilter_graph_create_filter(&filt_asink,
-                                       avfilter_get_by_name("abuffersink"), "ffplay_abuffersink",
-                                       NULL, NULL, is->agraph);
-    if (ret < 0)
+    filt_asink = avfilter_graph_alloc_filter(is->agraph, avfilter_get_by_name("abuffersink"),
+                                             "ffplay_abuffersink");
+    if (!filt_asink) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
         goto end;
+    }
 
     if ((ret = av_opt_set_int_list(filt_asink, "sample_fmts", sample_fmts,  AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE, AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN)) < 0)
         goto end;
@@ -2053,6 +2062,9 @@ static int configure_audio_filters(VideoState *is, const char *afilters, int for
             goto end;
     }
 
+    ret = avfilter_init_dict(filt_asink, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto end;
 
     if ((ret = configure_filtergraph(is->agraph, afilters, filt_asrc, filt_asink)) < 0)
         goto end;