diff --git a/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/conf/jellyfin b/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/conf/jellyfin
index b052b2ec66..58fe79332a 100644
--- a/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/conf/jellyfin
+++ b/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/conf/jellyfin
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ JELLYFIN_CACHE_DIRECTORY="/var/cache/jellyfin"
 # Restart script for in-app server control
 JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT="--restartpath=/usr/lib/jellyfin/restart.sh"
 
-# [OPTIONAL] ffmpeg binary paths, overriding the UI-configured values
-#JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT="--ffmpeg=/usr/bin/ffmpeg"
-#JELLYFIN_FFPROBE_OPT="--ffprobe=/usr/bin/ffprobe"
+# ffmpeg binary paths, overriding the system values
+JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT="--ffmpeg=/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg"
+JELLYFIN_FFPROBE_OPT="--ffprobe=/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffprobe"
 
 # [OPTIONAL] run Jellyfin as a headless service
 #JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT="--service"
diff --git a/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/control b/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/control
index 88d10438b4..d96660590c 100644
--- a/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/control
+++ b/deployment/debian-package-x64/pkg-src/control
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Conflicts: mediabrowser, emby, emby-server-beta, jellyfin-dev, emby-server
 Architecture: any
 Depends: at,
          libsqlite3-0,
-         ffmpeg (<7:4.1) | jellyfin-ffmpeg,
+         jellyfin-ffmpeg,
          libfontconfig1,
          libfreetype6,
          libssl1.0.0 | libssl1.0.2