diff --git a/package/public/vlc/vlc.conf b/package/public/vlc/vlc.conf
index 61bd6af4c..30a9b1b2f 100644
--- a/package/public/vlc/vlc.conf
+++ b/package/public/vlc/vlc.conf
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ pkginstalled wxwidgets || var_append confopt ' ' '--disable-wxwidgets'
 
 pkginstalled ffmpeg && export LIBS="$LIBS -lpostproc"
 
+pkginstalled faad2 && var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-faad'
+pkginstalled ncurses && var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-ncurses'
+pkginstalled flac && var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-flac'
+
 # set these so libsmbclient.h and libsmbclient.so are found
 if pkginstalled samba ; then
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$root/$pkg_samba_prefix/include"
@@ -32,3 +36,6 @@ if pkginstalled samba ; then
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/$root/$pkg_samba_prefix/lib"
 	export CFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS
 fi
+
+# things you generally want on linux
+var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-pvr --enable-v4l --enable-dvb'