diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 89c99f4b64..08a93e6af3 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-fontconfig
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFRIBIDI),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libfribidi
+FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += libfribidi
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libfribidi
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENJPEG),y)
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libopenjpeg
 FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += openjpeg