diff --git a/packaging/rules/debian/rules b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
index f1fbab0f711f91338f6a81f8fec0f34445734b96..8d932bd6eb8816a560eb0f37b4ae864a3ba0a3c1 100755
--- a/packaging/rules/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 				--disable-natpmp \
 				--enable-gnutls && \
 		make list && \
-		make -j$(NO_CPUS) V=1
+		make -j$(NO_CPUS) V=1 && \
+		make -j$(NO_CPUS) .ffmpeg V=1
 	cd daemon && \
 		./autogen.sh && \
 		./configure \
diff --git a/packaging/rules/fedora/jami.spec b/packaging/rules/fedora/jami.spec
index 138dd2e5f7dcbdc7d3c44d62f2fee1d469246f04..0de9130c6ce5ebc761fa361f9257d11ca600b1e9 100644
--- a/packaging/rules/fedora/jami.spec
+++ b/packaging/rules/fedora/jami.spec
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ cd %{_builddir}/ring-project/daemon/contrib/native && \
         --disable-natpmp && \
     make list && \
     make fetch && \
-    make -j4 V=1
+    make -j4 V=1 && \
+    make -j4 V=1 .ffmpeg
 
 cd %{_builddir}/ring-project/daemon && \
     ./autogen.sh && \