diff --git a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/ffmpeg_core.c b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/ffmpeg_core.c
index 1b7608769c..0ac8e0dee9 100644
--- a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/ffmpeg_core.c
+++ b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/ffmpeg_core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <libavutil/imgutils.h>
 #include <libavutil/time.h>
 #include <libavutil/opt.h>
-#include <libavdevice/avdevice.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_SWRESAMPLE
 #include <libswresample/swresample.h>
 #endif
@@ -60,6 +59,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PIX_FMT_RGB32 AV_PIX_FMT_RGB32
 #endif
 
+#define PRINT_VERSION(s) log_cb(RETRO_LOG_INFO, "[FFMPEG] lib%s version:\t%d.%d.%d\n", #s, \
+   s ##_version() >> 16 & 0xFF, \
+   s ##_version() >> 8 & 0xFF, \
+   s ##_version() & 0xFF);
+
 static bool reset_triggered;
 static void fallback_log(enum retro_log_level level, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -329,6 +333,15 @@ void CORE_PREFIX(retro_reset)(void)
    reset_triggered = true;
 }
 
+static void print_ffmpeg_version()
+{
+   PRINT_VERSION(avformat)
+   PRINT_VERSION(avcodec)
+   PRINT_VERSION(avutil)
+   PRINT_VERSION(swresample)
+   PRINT_VERSION(swscale)
+}
+
 static void check_variables(bool firststart)
 {
    struct retro_variable hw_var  = {0};
@@ -1804,6 +1817,8 @@ bool CORE_PREFIX(retro_load_game)(const struct retro_game_info *info)
       goto error;
    }
 
+   print_ffmpeg_version();
+
    if ((ret = avformat_find_stream_info(fctx, NULL)) < 0)
    {
       log_cb(RETRO_LOG_ERROR, "[FFMPEG] Failed to find stream info: %s\n", av_err2str(ret));