diff --git a/plugins/win-mf/mf-h264.cpp b/plugins/win-mf/mf-h264.cpp
index e26f37c2fe0dfa0b718eee65e9174d0058d2753c..9a17b0469093f7ad0ef79133214479d4cb1b4524 100644
--- a/plugins/win-mf/mf-h264.cpp
+++ b/plugins/win-mf/mf-h264.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,16 @@ static bool MFH264_Update(void *data, obs_data_t *settings)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool CanSpawnEncoder(std::shared_ptr<EncoderDescriptor> descriptor)
+{
+	HRESULT hr;
+	ComPtr<IMFTransform> transform;
+
+	hr = CoCreateInstance(descriptor->Guid(), nullptr,
+			CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&transform));
+	return hr == S_OK;
+}
+
 void RegisterMFH264Encoders()
 {
 	obs_encoder_info info = { 0 };
@@ -527,6 +537,11 @@ void RegisterMFH264Encoders()
 		if (e->Type() == EncoderType::H264_SOFTWARE)
 			continue;
 
+		/* certain encoders such as quicksync will be "available" but
+		 * not usable with certain processors */
+		if (!CanSpawnEncoder(e))
+			continue;
+
 		info.id = e->Id();
 		info.type_data = new TypeData(e);
 		info.free_type_data = [] (void *type_data) {