diff --git a/opencv-qt5.changes b/opencv-qt5.changes
index a4925f7..1937797 100644
--- a/opencv-qt5.changes
+++ b/opencv-qt5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 21 07:55:09 UTC 2016 - olaf@aepfle.de
+
+- Enable ffmpeg support unconditional
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  7 08:53:04 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/opencv-qt5.spec b/opencv-qt5.spec
index a2f1e75..35cce20 100644
--- a/opencv-qt5.spec
+++ b/opencv-qt5.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%bcond_with ffmpeg
+%bcond_without ffmpeg
 
 %define libname lib%{name}
 %define soname 6_3
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libeigen3-devel
 BuildRequires:  libeigen2-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with ffmpeg}
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavcodec) >= 57
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavformat) >= 57
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavutil) >= 55
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libswscale) >= 4
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavcodec)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavformat)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavutil)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libswscale)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libgphoto2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libjasper-devel
diff --git a/opencv.changes b/opencv.changes
index 635d61f..fc7aa42 100644
--- a/opencv.changes
+++ b/opencv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 21 07:55:09 UTC 2016 - olaf@aepfle.de
+
+- Enable ffmpeg support unconditional
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  7 08:53:04 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/opencv.spec b/opencv.spec
index 8e33455..0b0acff 100644
--- a/opencv.spec
+++ b/opencv.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%bcond_with ffmpeg
+%bcond_without ffmpeg
 
 %define libname lib%{name}
 %define soname 3_1
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libeigen3-devel
 BuildRequires:  libeigen2-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with ffmpeg}
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavcodec) >= 57
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavformat) >= 57
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavutil) >= 55
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libswscale) >= 4
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavcodec)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavformat)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavutil)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libswscale)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libgphoto2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libjasper-devel