diff --git a/mingw-w64-vlc/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-vlc/PKGBUILD
index 48b266b6b3574..d319df1e464c8 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-vlc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-vlc/PKGBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pkgname="${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}"
 conflicts=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}-git")
 replaces=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}-git")
 pkgver=3.0.18
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="A multi-platform MPEG, VCD/DVD, and DivX player (mingw-w64)"
 arch=('any')
 mingw_arch=('mingw32' 'mingw64' 'ucrt64' 'clang64' 'clang32' 'clangarm64')
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ depends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-a52dec"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-dav1d"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-faad2"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-freetype"
-         "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-ffmpeg"
+         "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-ffmpeg4.4"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-flac"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-fluidsynth"
          "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-fontconfig"
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ build() {
   [[ -d ${srcdir}/build-${MSYSTEM} ]] && rm -rf ${srcdir}/build-${MSYSTEM}
   mkdir -p ${srcdir}/build-${MSYSTEM} && cd ${srcdir}/build-${MSYSTEM}
 
+  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${MINGW_PREFIX}/lib/ffmpeg4.4/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+
   # Hack getting private QtGui directory
   local _qtver=$(qmake -query QT_VERSION)
   local _qtguiinc=$(pkg-config Qt5Gui --variable=includedir)