diff --git a/stage3/01-sys-tweaks/01-run.sh b/stage3/01-sys-tweaks/01-run.sh
index f3536a8..d9a36a9 100755
--- a/stage3/01-sys-tweaks/01-run.sh
+++ b/stage3/01-sys-tweaks/01-run.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ build_opencv () {
     mkdir -p $1
     pushd $1
     cmake "${EXTRACT_DIR}/opencv-3.4.4" \
+	-DWITH_FFMPEG=OFF \
         -DBUILD_JPEG=ON \
         -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF \
         -DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3.5 \