diff --git a/package/jimmy/mplayer/mplayer.conf b/package/jimmy/mplayer/mplayer.conf
index 2be269d38..90c076119 100644
--- a/package/jimmy/mplayer/mplayer.conf
+++ b/package/jimmy/mplayer/mplayer.conf
@@ -95,5 +95,7 @@ if pkginstalled directfb ; then
 	var_append CFLAGS ' ' "-I$root/usr/include/directfb"
 fi
 
+var_append confopt " " "--enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-tv-v4l"
+
 hook_add premake 3 mplayer_premake
 hook_add postmake 5 mplayer_postmake