diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
index bb89eb4ebd2..3b5e28a2ee7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--enable-gpl"
     "--enable-postproc"
     "--enable-swscale"
-    "--disable-ffserver"
     "--disable-ffplay"
     "--enable-shared"
     "--enable-runtime-cpudetect"