diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
index 7e761e244e1d..f1f0e3dfe732 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
  *  Program options
  */
 , buildFfmpeg ? withHeadlessDeps # Build ffmpeg executable
-, buildFfplay ? withFullDeps # Build ffplay executable
+, buildFfplay ? withSmallDeps # Build ffplay executable
 , buildFfprobe ? withHeadlessDeps # Build ffprobe executable
 , buildQtFaststart ? withFullDeps # Build qt-faststart executable
 , withBin ? buildFfmpeg || buildFfplay || buildFfprobe || buildQtFaststart