diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Makefile b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Makefile
index 0808f520d..355410a91 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Makefile
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ FFMPEG_CONFIGURE:= \
 	--enable-gpl \
 	--enable-version3 \
 	\
+	--disable-altivec \
 	--disable-asm \
 	--disable-doc \
 	--disable-dxva2 \