diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.cpp
index c99b114e279..ab23ca645ff 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
 #  include "mozilla/gfx/gfxVars.h"
 #  include "mozilla/widget/DMABufLibWrapper.h"
+#  include "VALibWrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #define AV_LOG_INFO 32
@@ -294,33 +295,6 @@ FFmpegLibWrapper::LinkResult FFmpegLibWrapper::Link() {
 #undef AV_FUNC
 #undef AV_FUNC_OPTION
 
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-#  define VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(func)                               \
-    if (!((func) = (decltype(func))PR_FindSymbol(mVALib, #func))) { \
-      (func) = (decltype(func))nullptr;                             \
-    }
-
-  // mVALib is optional and may not be present.
-  if (mVALib) {
-    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaExportSurfaceHandle)
-    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaSyncSurface)
-    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaInitialize)
-    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaTerminate)
-  }
-#  undef VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT
-
-#  define VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(func)                                 \
-    if (!((func) = (decltype(func))PR_FindSymbol(mVALibDrm, #func))) { \
-      FFMPEGP_LOG("Couldn't load function " #func);                    \
-    }
-
-  // mVALibDrm is optional and may not be present.
-  if (mVALibDrm) {
-    VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaGetDisplayDRM)
-  }
-#  undef VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT
-#endif
-
   if (avcodec_register_all) {
     avcodec_register_all();
   }
@@ -356,48 +330,10 @@ void FFmpegLibWrapper::Unlink() {
   if (mAVCodecLib) {
     PR_UnloadLibrary(mAVCodecLib);
   }
-#endif
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-  if (mVALib) {
-    PR_UnloadLibrary(mVALib);
-  }
-  if (mVALibDrm) {
-    PR_UnloadLibrary(mVALibDrm);
-  }
 #endif
   PodZero(this);
 }
 
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-void FFmpegLibWrapper::LinkVAAPILibs() {
-  if (!gfx::gfxVars::CanUseHardwareVideoDecoding() || !XRE_IsRDDProcess()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  PRLibSpec lspec;
-  lspec.type = PR_LibSpec_Pathname;
-  const char* libDrm = "libva-drm.so.2";
-  lspec.value.pathname = libDrm;
-  mVALibDrm = PR_LoadLibraryWithFlags(lspec, PR_LD_NOW | PR_LD_LOCAL);
-  if (!mVALibDrm) {
-    FFMPEGP_LOG("VA-API support: Missing or old %s library.\n", libDrm);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const char* lib = "libva.so.2";
-  lspec.value.pathname = lib;
-  mVALib = PR_LoadLibraryWithFlags(lspec, PR_LD_NOW | PR_LD_LOCAL);
-  // Don't use libva when it's missing vaExportSurfaceHandle.
-  if (mVALib && !PR_FindSymbol(mVALib, "vaExportSurfaceHandle")) {
-    PR_UnloadLibrary(mVALib);
-    mVALib = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (!mVALib) {
-    FFMPEGP_LOG("VA-API support: Missing or old %s library.\n", lib);
-  }
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
 bool FFmpegLibWrapper::IsVAAPIAvailable() {
 #  define VA_FUNC_LOADED(func) ((func) != nullptr)
@@ -413,9 +349,7 @@ bool FFmpegLibWrapper::IsVAAPIAvailable() {
          VA_FUNC_LOADED(av_hwframe_ctx_alloc) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(av_dict_set) &&
          VA_FUNC_LOADED(av_dict_free) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(avcodec_get_name) &&
          VA_FUNC_LOADED(av_get_pix_fmt_string) &&
-         VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaExportSurfaceHandle) &&
-         VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaSyncSurface) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaInitialize) &&
-         VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaTerminate) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaGetDisplayDRM);
+         VALibWrapper::IsVAAPIAvailable();
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.h b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.h
index 8571dbe143b..8fbe244f958 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.h
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct MOZ_ONLY_USED_TO_AVOID_STATIC_CONSTRUCTORS FFmpegLibWrapper {
                    UnknownFutureFFMpegVersion, UnknownOlderFFMpegVersion,
                    MissingFFMpegFunction, MissingLibAVFunction));
 
-  // Examine mAVCodecLib, mAVUtilLib and mVALib, and attempt to resolve
+  // Examine mAVCodecLib and mAVUtilLib, and attempt to resolve
   // all symbols.
   // Upon failure, the entire object will be reset and any attached libraries
   // will be unlinked.
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ struct MOZ_ONLY_USED_TO_AVOID_STATIC_CONSTRUCTORS FFmpegLibWrapper {
   void Unlink();
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-  // Check if mVALib are available and we can use HW decode.
+  // Check if libva and libva-drm are available and we can use HW decode.
   bool IsVAAPIAvailable();
-  void LinkVAAPILibs();
 #endif
 
   // indicate the version of libavcodec linked to.
@@ -179,12 +178,6 @@ struct MOZ_ONLY_USED_TO_AVOID_STATIC_CONSTRUCTORS FFmpegLibWrapper {
                                         AVBufferRef* src_ctx, int flags);
   const char* (*avcodec_get_name)(int id);
   char* (*av_get_pix_fmt_string)(char* buf, int buf_size, int pix_fmt);
-
-  int (*vaExportSurfaceHandle)(void*, unsigned int, uint32_t, uint32_t, void*);
-  int (*vaSyncSurface)(void*, unsigned int);
-  int (*vaInitialize)(void* dpy, int* major_version, int* minor_version);
-  int (*vaTerminate)(void* dpy);
-  void* (*vaGetDisplayDRM)(int fd);
 #endif
 
   // Only ever used with ffvpx
@@ -193,10 +186,6 @@ struct MOZ_ONLY_USED_TO_AVOID_STATIC_CONSTRUCTORS FFmpegLibWrapper {
 
   PRLibrary* mAVCodecLib;
   PRLibrary* mAVUtilLib;
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-  PRLibrary* mVALib;
-  PRLibrary* mVALibDrm;
-#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace mozilla
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegRuntimeLinker.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegRuntimeLinker.cpp
index 189b063cdb8..042218af04f 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegRuntimeLinker.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegRuntimeLinker.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ bool FFmpegRuntimeLinker::Init() {
     return sLinkStatus == LinkStatus_SUCCEEDED;
   }
 
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
-  sLibAV.LinkVAAPILibs();
-#endif
-
   // While going through all possible libs, this status will be updated with a
   // more precise error if possible.
   sLinkStatus = LinkStatus_NOT_FOUND;
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
index ad328580284..cbb4bb43167 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "ImageContainer.h"
 #include "MP4Decoder.h"
 #include "MediaInfo.h"
+#include "VALibWrapper.h"
 #include "VideoUtils.h"
 #include "VPXDecoder.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/KnowsCompositor.h"
@@ -250,15 +251,14 @@ class VAAPIDisplayHolder<LIBAV_VER>;
 template <>
 class VAAPIDisplayHolder<LIBAV_VER> {
  public:
-  VAAPIDisplayHolder(FFmpegLibWrapper* aLib, VADisplay aDisplay, int aDRMFd)
-      : mLib(aLib), mDisplay(aDisplay), mDRMFd(aDRMFd) {};
+  VAAPIDisplayHolder(VADisplay aDisplay, int aDRMFd)
+      : mDisplay(aDisplay), mDRMFd(aDRMFd) {};
   ~VAAPIDisplayHolder() {
-    mLib->vaTerminate(mDisplay);
+    VALibWrapper::sFuncs.vaTerminate(mDisplay);
     close(mDRMFd);
   }
 
  private:
-  FFmpegLibWrapper* mLib;
   VADisplay mDisplay;
   int mDRMFd;
 };
@@ -283,17 +283,17 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder<LIBAV_VER>::CreateVAAPIDeviceContext() {
   AVVAAPIDeviceContext* vactx = (AVVAAPIDeviceContext*)hwctx->hwctx;
 
   int drmFd = widget::GetDMABufDevice()->OpenDRMFd();
-  mDisplay = mLib->vaGetDisplayDRM(drmFd);
+  mDisplay = VALibWrapper::sFuncs.vaGetDisplayDRM(drmFd);
   if (!mDisplay) {
     FFMPEG_LOG("  Can't get DRM VA-API display.");
     return false;
   }
 
-  hwctx->user_opaque = new VAAPIDisplayHolder<LIBAV_VER>(mLib, mDisplay, drmFd);
+  hwctx->user_opaque = new VAAPIDisplayHolder<LIBAV_VER>(mDisplay, drmFd);
   hwctx->free = VAAPIDisplayReleaseCallback;
 
   int major, minor;
-  int status = mLib->vaInitialize(mDisplay, &major, &minor);
+  int status = VALibWrapper::sFuncs.vaInitialize(mDisplay, &major, &minor);
   if (status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
     FFMPEG_LOG("  vaInitialize failed.");
     return false;
@@ -1607,13 +1607,13 @@ MediaResult FFmpegVideoDecoder<LIBAV_VER>::CreateImage(
 bool FFmpegVideoDecoder<LIBAV_VER>::GetVAAPISurfaceDescriptor(
     VADRMPRIMESurfaceDescriptor* aVaDesc) {
   VASurfaceID surface_id = (VASurfaceID)(uintptr_t)mFrame->data[3];
-  VAStatus vas = mLib->vaExportSurfaceHandle(
+  VAStatus vas = VALibWrapper::sFuncs.vaExportSurfaceHandle(
       mDisplay, surface_id, VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_MEM_TYPE_DRM_PRIME_2,
       VA_EXPORT_SURFACE_READ_ONLY | VA_EXPORT_SURFACE_SEPARATE_LAYERS, aVaDesc);
   if (vas != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
     return false;
   }
-  vas = mLib->vaSyncSurface(mDisplay, surface_id);
+  vas = VALibWrapper::sFuncs.vaSyncSurface(mDisplay, surface_id);
   if (vas != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
     NS_WARNING("vaSyncSurface() failed.");
   }
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3870f2d81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "VALibWrapper.h"
+
+#include "FFmpegLog.h"
+#include "PlatformDecoderModule.h"
+#include "prlink.h"
+#include "mozilla/gfx/gfxVars.h"
+
+namespace mozilla {
+
+VALibWrapper VALibWrapper::sFuncs;
+
+void VALibWrapper::Link() {
+#define VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(func)                               \
+  if (!((func) = (decltype(func))PR_FindSymbol(mVALib, #func))) { \
+    (func) = (decltype(func))nullptr;                             \
+  }
+
+  // mVALib is optional and may not be present.
+  if (mVALib) {
+    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaExportSurfaceHandle)
+    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaSyncSurface)
+    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaInitialize)
+    VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaTerminate)
+  }
+#undef VA_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT
+
+#define VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(func)                                 \
+  if (!((func) = (decltype(func))PR_FindSymbol(mVALibDrm, #func))) { \
+    FFMPEGP_LOG("Couldn't load function " #func);                    \
+  }
+
+  // mVALibDrm is optional and may not be present.
+  if (mVALibDrm) {
+    VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT(vaGetDisplayDRM)
+  }
+#undef VAD_FUNC_OPTION_SILENT
+}
+
+bool VALibWrapper::LinkVAAPILibs() {
+  if (!gfx::gfxVars::CanUseHardwareVideoDecoding() || !XRE_IsRDDProcess()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  PRLibSpec lspec;
+  lspec.type = PR_LibSpec_Pathname;
+  const char* libDrm = "libva-drm.so.2";
+  lspec.value.pathname = libDrm;
+  mVALibDrm = PR_LoadLibraryWithFlags(lspec, PR_LD_NOW | PR_LD_LOCAL);
+  if (!mVALibDrm) {
+    FFMPEGP_LOG("VA-API support: Missing or old %s library.\n", libDrm);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const char* lib = "libva.so.2";
+  lspec.value.pathname = lib;
+  mVALib = PR_LoadLibraryWithFlags(lspec, PR_LD_NOW | PR_LD_LOCAL);
+  // Don't use libva when it's missing vaExportSurfaceHandle.
+  if (mVALib && !PR_FindSymbol(mVALib, "vaExportSurfaceHandle")) {
+    PR_UnloadLibrary(mVALib);
+    mVALib = nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!mVALib) {
+    FFMPEGP_LOG("VA-API support: Missing or old %s library.\n", lib);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Link();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool VALibWrapper::AreVAAPIFuncsAvailable() {
+#define VA_FUNC_LOADED(func) ((func) != nullptr)
+  return VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaExportSurfaceHandle) &&
+         VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaSyncSurface) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaInitialize) &&
+         VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaTerminate) && VA_FUNC_LOADED(vaGetDisplayDRM);
+}
+
+/* static */
+bool VALibWrapper::IsVAAPIAvailable() {
+  static bool once = sFuncs.LinkVAAPILibs();
+  (void)once;
+
+  return sFuncs.AreVAAPIFuncsAvailable();
+}
+
+}  // namespace mozilla
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.h b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20f1c9d74c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/VALibWrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef DOM_MEDIA_PLATFORMS_FFMPEG_VALIBWRAPPER_H_
+#define DOM_MEDIA_PLATFORMS_FFMPEG_VALIBWRAPPER_H_
+
+#include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
+#include "mozilla/Types.h"
+
+struct PRLibrary;
+
+#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
+namespace mozilla {
+
+class MOZ_ONLY_USED_TO_AVOID_STATIC_CONSTRUCTORS VALibWrapper {
+ public:
+  // The class is used only in static storage and so is zero initialized.
+  VALibWrapper() = default;
+  // The libraries are not unloaded in the destructor, because doing so would
+  // require a static constructor to register the static destructor.  As the
+  // class is in static storage, the destructor would only run on shutdown
+  // anyway.
+  ~VALibWrapper() = default;
+
+  // Check if sVALib and sVALibDrm are available with necessary symbols and
+  // initialize sFuncs;
+  static bool IsVAAPIAvailable();
+  static VALibWrapper sFuncs;
+
+ private:
+  void Link();
+  bool AreVAAPIFuncsAvailable();
+  // Attempt to load libva-drm and libva and resolve necessary symbols.
+  // Upon failure, the entire object will be reset and any attached libraries
+  // will be unlinked.  Do not invoke more than once.
+  bool LinkVAAPILibs();
+
+ public:
+  int (*vaExportSurfaceHandle)(void*, unsigned int, uint32_t, uint32_t, void*);
+  int (*vaSyncSurface)(void*, unsigned int);
+  int (*vaInitialize)(void* dpy, int* major_version, int* minor_version);
+  int (*vaTerminate)(void* dpy);
+  void* (*vaGetDisplayDRM)(int fd);
+
+ private:
+  PRLibrary* mVALib;
+  PRLibrary* mVALibDrm;
+};
+
+}  // namespace mozilla
+#endif  // MOZ_WIDGET_GTK
+
+#endif  // DOM_MEDIA_PLATFORMS_FFMPEG_VALIBWRAPPER_H_
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp
index 02bd401596c..a167e641328 100644
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ bool FFVPXRuntimeLinker::Init() {
 
   sLinkStatus = LinkStatus_FAILED;
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