diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mplayer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mplayer/default.nix
index 6b546b5111eb..44654ae591b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mplayer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mplayer/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchsvn, pkg-config, freetype, yasm, ffmpeg_6
+{ config, lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchsvn, pkg-config, freetype, yasm, ffmpeg_7
 , aalibSupport ? true, aalib
 , fontconfigSupport ? true, fontconfig, freefont_ttf
 , fribidiSupport ? true, fribidi
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config yasm ];
-  buildInputs = [ freetype ffmpeg_6 ]
+  buildInputs = [ freetype ffmpeg_7 ]
     ++ lib.optional aalibSupport aalib
     ++ lib.optional fontconfigSupport fontconfig
     ++ lib.optional fribidiSupport fribidi