diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d9a323814..62adb1645 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ else()
   add_definitions(-DFFMPEG_DECODER)
   add_subdirectory(src/plugins/ffmpegdecoder)
   add_dependencies(musikcube ffmpegdecoder)
+  include_directories("/usr/include/ffmpeg")
+  include_directories("/usr/local/include/ffmpeg")
 endif()
 
 # some versions of Ubuntu ship with a taglib binary that is missing some
diff --git a/musikcube.spec b/musikcube.spec
index cdf9066b4..50fb3e5a9 100644
--- a/musikcube.spec
+++ b/musikcube.spec
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ Summary: A cross-platform, terminal-based audio engine, library, player and serv
 Source0: https://github.com/clangen/musikcube/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License: BSD-3-Clause
 Packager: David Muckle <dvdmuckle@dvdmuckle.xyz>
-BuildRequires: gcc-c++ cmake boost-devel libogg-devel libvorbis-devel flac-devel faad2-devel ncurses-devel zlib-devel alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-libs-devel openssl-devel libcurl-devel libmicrohttpd-devel lame-devel libev-devel taglib-devel make
-Requires: boost libogg libvorbis flac ncurses zlib alsa-lib pulseaudio-libs openssl libcurl libmicrohttpd lame libev taglib
-Recommends: faad2
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++ cmake boost-devel libogg-devel libvorbis-devel ffmpeg-devel ncurses-devel zlib-devel alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-libs-devel openssl-devel libcurl-devel libmicrohttpd-devel lame-devel libev-devel taglib-devel make
+Requires: boost libogg libvorbis ffmpeg-libs ncurses zlib alsa-lib pulseaudio-libs openssl libcurl libmicrohttpd lame libev taglib
 
 %description