diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b285b2cf8e06abbbe22f18f166e2288d3c06cb9e..b4bd31e18a223838092e8e3a6d31eb51c948f2b8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2018,9 +2018,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(id3tag.h, [
 dnl
 dnl  ffmpeg decoder/demuxer plugin
 dnl
-dnl we try to find ffmpeg using : 1- ffmpeg-config, 2- pkg-config
-dnl 				3- default place, 4- given tree
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ffmpeg,
 [  --enable-ffmpeg         ffmpeg codec (default enabled)])
 if test "${enable_ffmpeg}" != "no"
@@ -2047,20 +2044,29 @@ dnl Look for a ffmpeg-config (we are on debian )
      VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[`${FFMPEG_CONFIG} --plugin-libs avcodec avformat postproc`])
   
   else
-dnl Trying with pkg-config
-   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FFMPEG,libavcodec libavformat,
-    [
-     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ffmpeg/avcodec.h)
-     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(postproc/postprocess.h)
-     VLC_ADD_BUILTINS([ffmpeg])
-     if test "${enable_sout}" != "no"; then
-         VLC_ADD_BUILTINS([stream_out_switcher])
-     fi
-     VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[${FFMPEG_CFLAGS}])
-     VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[${FFMPEG_LIBS}])
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-mp3lame,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with mp3lame support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lmp3lame]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-faac,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-faac    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with faac support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lfaac]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-dts,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-dts     specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with dts support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-ldts]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-zlib,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-zlib    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with zlib support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lz]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-tree,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-tree=PATH ffmpeg tree for static linking])
 
-    ],[
-     
     dnl
     dnl test for !(--with-ffmpeg-tree)
     dnl
@@ -2162,31 +2168,6 @@ dnl Trying with pkg-config
         VLC_ADD_CPPFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[-I${real_ffmpeg_tree}/libavformat])
       fi
     fi
-    ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-mp3lame,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with mp3lame support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lmp3lame]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-faac,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-faac    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with faac support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lfaac]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-dts,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-dts     specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with dts support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-ldts]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-zlib,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-zlib    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with zlib support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lz]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-tree,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-tree=PATH ffmpeg tree for static linking])
-
   fi
 fi