diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
index 342e24e3c5..f8d58a7724 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ pre_configure_target() {
     FFMPEG_RPI_HADE="--enable-mmal --enable-omx-rpi"
   fi
 
+# ffmpeg does not build with libx264 on aarch64
+  if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" != "aarch64" ]; then
+    FFMPEG_X264="--enable-libx264"
+  fi
+
   if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" == "arm" ]; then
     FFMPEG_ARM_AO="--enable-hardcoded-tables"
   fi
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ configure_target() {
     \
     `#External library support` \
     --enable-libmp3lame \
-    --enable-libx264 \
+    $FFMPEG_X264 \
     --enable-openssl \
     \
     `#Toolchain options` \