diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 95266a23863..234593906ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11697,13 +11697,15 @@ let
       # !!! should depend on MPlayer
     };
 
-  mpv = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv {
+  mpv = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv rec {
     lua = lua5_1;
     lua5_sockets = lua5_1_sockets;
     bs2bSupport = config.mpv.bs2bSupport or true;
     youtubeSupport = config.mpv.youtubeSupport or true;
     cacaSupport = config.mpv.cacaSupport or true;
     vaapiSupport = config.mpv.vaapiSupport or false;
+    # YouTube needs network support and potentially openssl/tls
+    ffmpeg = if youtubeSupport then ffmpeg-full else ffmpeg;
   };
 
   mrpeach = callPackage ../applications/audio/pd-plugins/mrpeach { };