diff --git a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/README b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e206166bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/README
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# to get it from git:
+
+git clone git://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg/
+ cd ffmpeg
+git clone git://git.ffmpeg.org/libswscale/
+cd ..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/build b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/build
index 0aaf1ac687..51cfe762ed 100755
--- a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/build
+++ b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/build
@@ -6,18 +6,6 @@ $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
 $SCRIPTS/build zlib
 $SCRIPTS/build faad2
 
-if [ "$DEBUG" = yes ]; then
-  DEBUG_CONFIG="--enable-debug --disable-stripping"
-else
-  DEBUG_CONFIG="--disable-debug --enable-stripping"
-fi
-
-if [ "$OPTIMIZATIONS" = size ]; then
-  OPTIM_CONFIG="--enable-small"
-else
-  OPTIM_CONFIG="--disable-small"
-fi
-
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
   $SCRIPTS/build SDL
   $SCRIPTS/build SDL_image
@@ -34,6 +22,8 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD/
             --prefix=/usr \
             --extra-cflags="$CFLAGS" \
             --cpu=$TARGET_CPU \
+            --disable-debug \
+            --enable-stripping \
             --disable-static \
             --enable-shared \
             --enable-gpl \
@@ -45,7 +35,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD/
             --enable-pthreads \
             --disable-x11grab \
             --enable-ipv6 \
-            $OPTIM_CONFIG \
+            --enable-small \
             --enable-encoders \
             --enable-decoders \
             --enable-muxers \
@@ -59,7 +49,6 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD/
             --enable-filters \
             --enable-zlib \
             --enable-libfaad \
-            $DEBUG_CONFIG \
             $DEVTOOLS_CONFIG \
 
 make
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/install b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/install
index 17ba0bc6e5..bbee8d7d06 100755
--- a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/install
+++ b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/install
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
   $SCRIPTS/install SDL
   $SCRIPTS/install SDL_image
   $SCRIPTS/install SDL_mixer
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin && cp -P $BUILD/$1*/ffplay $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin && cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ffplay $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp -P $PKG_BUILD/libavdevice/libavdevice.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 fi