diff --git a/tests/fate/h264.mak b/tests/fate/h264.mak
index e034e6ae0f..e075b6f67f 100644
--- a/tests/fate/h264.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/h264.mak
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fate-h264-conformance-frext-freh7_b:              CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAM
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext01_jvc_d:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FREXT01_JVC_D.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext02_jvc_c:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FREXT02_JVC_C.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext1_panasonic_c:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt1_Panasonic.avc
-fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext2_panasonic_b:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt2_Panasonic.avc -vsync 0
+fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext2_panasonic_b:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt2_Panasonic.avc -vsync passthrough
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext3_panasonic_d:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt3_Panasonic.avc
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext4_panasonic_a:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt4_Panasonic.avc
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-frext_mmco4_sony_b:   CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/FRExt_MMCO4_Sony_B.264
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcadq_brcm_b:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAM
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcafl_bcrm_c:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAFL_BRCM_C.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcaflnl_bcrm_c:      CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAFLNL_BRCM_C.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcalq_brcm_b:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCALQ_BRCM_B.264
-fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcamapalq_bcrm_b:    CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAMAPALQ_BRCM_B.264 -vsync 0
+fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcamapalq_bcrm_b:    CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAMAPALQ_BRCM_B.264 -vsync passthrough
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcamolq_brcm_b:      CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAMOLQ_BRCM_B.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcanl_brcm_c:        CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCANL_BRCM_C.264
 fate-h264-conformance-frext-hpcaq2lq_brcm_b:      CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/h264-conformance/FRext/HPCAQ2LQ_BRCM_B.264
diff --git a/tests/fate/hevc.mak b/tests/fate/hevc.mak
index 2a88eb4690..abe4264662 100644
--- a/tests/fate/hevc.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/hevc.mak
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ $(foreach N,$(HEVC_SAMPLES_444_8BIT),$(eval $(call FATE_HEVC_TEST_444_8BIT,$(N))
 $(foreach N,$(HEVC_SAMPLES_444_12BIT),$(eval $(call FATE_HEVC_TEST_444_12BIT,$(N))))
 $(foreach N,$(HEVC_SAMPLES_444_12BIT_LARGE),$(eval $(call FATE_HEVC_TEST_444_12BIT_LARGE,$(N))))
 
-fate-hevc-paramchange-yuv420p-yuv420p10: CMD = framecrc -vsync 0 -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/hevc/paramchange_yuv420p_yuv420p10.hevc -sws_flags area+accurate_rnd+bitexact
+fate-hevc-paramchange-yuv420p-yuv420p10: CMD = framecrc -vsync passthrough -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/hevc/paramchange_yuv420p_yuv420p10.hevc -sws_flags area+accurate_rnd+bitexact
 FATE_HEVC_LARGE += fate-hevc-paramchange-yuv420p-yuv420p10
 
 tests/data/hevc-mp4.mov: TAG = GEN
diff --git a/tests/fate/mov.mak b/tests/fate/mov.mak
index 5ca992e181..e956380909 100644
--- a/tests/fate/mov.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/mov.mak
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ fate-mov-neg-firstpts-discard: CMD = run ffprobe$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF) -show_entri
 # with negative timestamps (skip_samples is not set for Vorbis, so ffmpeg computes start_time as negative if not specified by demuxer).
 fate-mov-neg-firstpts-discard-vorbis: CMD = run ffprobe$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF) -show_entries stream=start_time -bitexact $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mov/mov_neg_first_pts_discard_vorbis.mp4
 
-# Makes sure that expected frames are generated for mov_neg_first_pts_discard.mov with -vsync 1
-fate-mov-neg-firstpts-discard-frames: CMD = framemd5 -flags +bitexact -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mov/mov_neg_first_pts_discard.mov -vsync 1
+# Makes sure that expected frames are generated for mov_neg_first_pts_discard.mov with -vsync cfr
+fate-mov-neg-firstpts-discard-frames: CMD = framemd5 -flags +bitexact -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mov/mov_neg_first_pts_discard.mov -vsync cfr
 
 # Makes sure that no frame is dropped/duplicated with fps filter due to start_time / duration miscalculations.
 fate-mov-stream-shorter-than-movie: CMD = framemd5 -flags +bitexact -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mov/mov_stream_shorter_than_movie.mov -vf fps=fps=24 -an
diff --git a/tests/fate/mpeg4.mak b/tests/fate/mpeg4.mak
index ed6a2fac20..26007f82f0 100644
--- a/tests/fate/mpeg4.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/mpeg4.mak
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FATE_MPEG4-$(call DEMDEC, H263, H263) := $(addprefix fate-mpeg4-resolution-chang
 fate-mpeg4-bsf-unpack-bframes: CMD = md5 -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mpeg4/packed_bframes.avi -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -c:v copy -bsf mpeg4_unpack_bframes -f avi
 FATE_MPEG4-$(call ALLYES, AVI_DEMUXER MPEG4_UNPACK_BFRAMES_BSF AVI_MUXER) += fate-mpeg4-bsf-unpack-bframes
 
-fate-mpeg4-packed: CMD = framecrc -flags +bitexact -idct simple -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mpeg4/packed_bframes.avi -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -vsync 1
+fate-mpeg4-packed: CMD = framecrc -flags +bitexact -idct simple -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/mpeg4/packed_bframes.avi -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -vsync cfr
 FATE_MPEG4-$(call ALLYES, AVI_DEMUXER MPEG4_DECODER) += fate-mpeg4-packed
 
 FATE_MPEG4-$(call DEMDEC, M4V, MPEG4) += fate-m4v  fate-m4v-cfr
diff --git a/tests/fate/vcodec.mak b/tests/fate/vcodec.mak
index ef892366eb..2e6d16f1e7 100644
--- a/tests/fate/vcodec.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/vcodec.mak
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ fate-vsynth_lena-%: SRC = tests/data/vsynth_lena.yuv
 fate-vsynth3-%: SRC = tests/data/vsynth3.yuv
 fate-vsynth%: CODEC = $(word 3, $(subst -, ,$(@)))
 fate-vsynth%: FMT = avi
-fate-vsynth%: CMD = enc_dec "rawvideo -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p $(RAWDECOPTS)" $(SRC) $(FMT) "-c $(CODEC) $(ENCOPTS)" rawvideo "-s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vsync 0 $(DECOPTS)" "$(KEEP_OVERRIDE)" "$(DECINOPTS)"
-fate-vsynth3-%: CMD = enc_dec "rawvideo -s $(FATEW)x$(FATEH) -pix_fmt yuv420p $(RAWDECOPTS)" $(SRC) $(FMT) "-c $(CODEC) $(ENCOPTS)" rawvideo "-s $(FATEW)x$(FATEH) -pix_fmt yuv420p -vsync 0 $(DECOPTS)" "" "$(DECINOPTS)"
+fate-vsynth%: CMD = enc_dec "rawvideo -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p $(RAWDECOPTS)" $(SRC) $(FMT) "-c $(CODEC) $(ENCOPTS)" rawvideo "-s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vsync passthrough $(DECOPTS)" "$(KEEP_OVERRIDE)" "$(DECINOPTS)"
+fate-vsynth3-%: CMD = enc_dec "rawvideo -s $(FATEW)x$(FATEH) -pix_fmt yuv420p $(RAWDECOPTS)" $(SRC) $(FMT) "-c $(CODEC) $(ENCOPTS)" rawvideo "-s $(FATEW)x$(FATEH) -pix_fmt yuv420p -vsync passthrough $(DECOPTS)" "" "$(DECINOPTS)"
 fate-vsynth%: CMP_UNIT = 1
 fate-vsynth%: REF = $(SRC_PATH)/tests/ref/vsynth/$(@:fate-%=%)