diff --git a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
index dd8bc64..36959d8 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ sdl2_comp = ["sdl2", "gl", "crossbeam-channel"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "multifunction_emulator"
-required-features = ["sdl2_comp", "ffmpeg_comp"]
+required-features = ["sdl2_comp"]
diff --git a/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs b/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
index 6d32786..5f4cd38 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
+++ b/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 extern crate crossbeam_channel;
 extern crate ferretro_components;
+#[cfg(feature = "ffmpeg_comp")]
 extern crate ffmpeg_next as ffmpeg;
 extern crate sdl2;
 
@@ -7,14 +8,14 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use sdl2::video::FullscreenType;
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 
+use ferretro_components::base::ControlFlow;
 use ferretro_components::prelude::*;
-
 use ferretro_components::provided::{
-    ffmpeg::FfmpegComponent,
     sdl2::*,
     stdlib::*,
 };
-use ferretro_components::base::ControlFlow;
+#[cfg(feature = "ffmpeg_comp")]
+use ferretro_components::provided::ffmpeg::FfmpegComponent;
 
 #[derive(StructOpt)]
 struct Opt {
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ struct Opt {
     #[structopt(short, long, parse(from_os_str))]
     system: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Recorded video to write.
-    #[structopt(short, long, parse(from_os_str))]
-    video: Option<PathBuf>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "ffmpeg_comp")]
+    #[structopt(long, parse(from_os_str))]
+    record_video: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Disable OpenGL context creation.
     #[structopt(long)]
     no_opengl: bool,
@@ -68,10 +70,11 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
 
     // must register before opengl so it can have priority in queries about what N64 plugin to use
     // (only supports software-rendered 2D frames currently)
-    if let Some(video) = opt.video {
+    #[cfg(feature = "ffmpeg_comp")]
+    if let Some(video_path) = opt.record_video {
         ffmpeg::log::set_level(ffmpeg::log::Level::Info);
         ffmpeg::init()?;
-        let ffmpeg_comp = FfmpegComponent::new(emu.libretro_core(), video);
+        let ffmpeg_comp = FfmpegComponent::new(emu.libretro_core(), video_path);
         emu.register_component(ffmpeg_comp)?;
     }