diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
index dc5f2ae96b3..757d5b662e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , systemd
 , enableProprietaryCodecs ? true
 , gn, darwin, openbsm
+, ffmpeg ? null
 , lib, stdenv # lib.optional, needsPax
 }:
 
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ EOF
     fi
    '';
 
-  qmakeFlags = optional enableProprietaryCodecs "-- -proprietary-codecs";
+  qmakeFlags = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch32 || stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64
+    then [ "--" "-system-ffmpeg" ] ++ optional enableProprietaryCodecs "-proprietary-codecs"
+    else optional enableProprietaryCodecs "-- -proprietary-codecs";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     # Image formats
@@ -133,6 +136,8 @@ EOF
     harfbuzz icu
 
     libevent
+  ] ++ optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isArm [
+    ffmpeg
   ] ++ optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
     dbus zlib minizip snappy nss protobuf jsoncpp