diff --git a/audio/xmms2/README b/audio/xmms2/README
index ae35ce57a1..a5006f5fd5 100644
--- a/audio/xmms2/README
+++ b/audio/xmms2/README
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ flexible design.  The goal is to make the system easy for developers to
 maintain and integrate with.  In terms of the listening experience, XMMS2
 makes it possible for anyone to easily manage their music collection and to
 interact with it in a flexible manner.
+
+ffmpeg is an optional dependency.
diff --git a/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild b/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
index f68d7261ab..2dbe56fadf 100644
--- a/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
 
+# This fixes building over the newer ffmpeg
+sed -i "s|^\ \ \ \ flags\.enable_c_error.*||" wscript
+
 export CCFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"
 export CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"