diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffms/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffms/default.nix
index 283942df63f9..6e7a58f5597e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffms/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , autoreconfHook
 , pkg-config
-, ffmpeg
+, ffmpeg_4
 , zlib
 }:
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [
-    ffmpeg
+    ffmpeg_4
     zlib
   ];