diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/build
index 0d861b77e7..9b31be2cf9 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/build
@@ -201,15 +201,11 @@ else
   XBMC_CRYSTALHD="--disable-crystalhd"
 fi
 
-# dont build parallel
-  MAKEFLAGS=-j1
-
-# xbmc (ffmpeg) fails to build with LTO optimization
+# xbmc fails to build with LTO optimization
   strip_lto
 
-# dont use some optimizations because of problems
-# this fixes problems with faac implementation of ffmpeg
-  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
+# dont build parallel
+  MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
   export PYTHON_VERSION="2.7"
   export PYTHON_CPPFLAGS="-I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION"
@@ -295,7 +291,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
             $XBMC_BLURAY \
             --enable-texturepacker \
             --disable-external-libraries \
-            --disable-external-ffmpeg \
+            --enable-external-ffmpeg \
             $XBMC_PLATFORM_SUPPORT \
 
 # setup default skin inside the sources
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/meta b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/meta
index 05b5e717b5..6984d59d8d 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/meta
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-frodo/meta
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.xbmc.org"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd pcre libass curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig tinyxml libmad libogg libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 yajl bc xbmc-addon-settings"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd lzo pcre libass enca curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig fribidi tinyxml libjpeg-turbo libpng tiff freetype jasper libmad libsamplerate libogg libcdio libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 yajl sqlite mysql"
+PKG_DEPENDS="boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd pcre ffmpeg libass curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig tinyxml libmad libogg libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 yajl bc xbmc-addon-settings"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd lzo pcre ffmpeg libass enca curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig fribidi tinyxml libjpeg-turbo libpng tiff freetype jasper libmad libsamplerate libogg libcdio libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 yajl sqlite mysql"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="mediacenter"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="xbmc: XBMC Mediacenter"