diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 287338d955..d4815cac68 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libfdk-aac
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gnutls --disable-openssl
+FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gnutls
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 # openssl isn't license compatible with GPL
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_GPL)x$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_NONFREE),yx)
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ endif
 else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-openssl
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDCADEC),y)
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libdcadec