diff --git a/package/libcamera-apps/libcamera-apps.mk b/package/libcamera-apps/libcamera-apps.mk
index 290ee9a026..fe402ec3f4 100644
--- a/package/libcamera-apps/libcamera-apps.mk
+++ b/package/libcamera-apps/libcamera-apps.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ else
 LIBCAMERA_APPS_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_DRM=0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG)$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM),yy)
+LIBCAMERA_APPS_DEPENDENCIES += ffmpeg libdrm
+LIBCAMERA_APPS_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_LIBAV=1
+else
+LIBCAMERA_APPS_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_LIBAV=0
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7),y)
 LIBCAMERA_APPS_DEPENDENCIES += \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY),libepoxy) \