diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
index 3b5e28a2ee7..b37fcdf4436 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       ];
   };
 
+  passthru = {
+    inherit vdpauSupport;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.ffmpeg.org/;
     description = "A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video";