diff --git a/python-audioread.changes b/python-audioread.changes
index 45815e5..6077eb2 100644
--- a/python-audioread.changes
+++ b/python-audioread.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  9 15:29:15 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use the distro default ffmpeg version:
+  + BuildRequire %ffmpeg_pref instead of ffmpeg-5.
+  + BuildConflict %{ffmpeg_pref}-mini-libs: we need to have the
+    decoders available in order to pass the test suite.
+  + Recommend /usr/bin/ffmpeg instead of ffmpeg-5: the python
+    library interacts via the ffmpeg binary.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  2 23:44:17 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-audioread.spec b/python-audioread.spec
index da8105a..3dc8eff 100644
--- a/python-audioread.spec
+++ b/python-audioread.spec
@@ -23,16 +23,17 @@ Summary:        Wrapper for audio decoding via selectable backends
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/beetbox/audioread
 Source0:        https://github.com/beetbox/audioread/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  %{ffmpeg_pref}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  ffmpeg-5
+BuildConflicts: %{ffmpeg_pref}-mini-libs
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
-Recommends:     ffmpeg-5
+Recommends:     /usr/bin/ffmpeg
 Recommends:     python-gobject
 Recommends:     python-pymad
 Recommends:     typelib(Gst) = 1.0