diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index f015b11eee..e25a7667ad 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -462,12 +462,18 @@ libav_dependencies = [
         'req': True,
         'fmsg': "FFmpeg/Libav development files not found.",
     }, {
-        'name': 'is_ffmpeg',
-        'desc': 'libav* is FFmpeg',
+        'name': 'is_ffmpeg_garbage',
+        'desc': 'libav* is upstream FFmpeg (unsupported)',
         # FFmpeg <=> LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO>=100
         'func': check_statement('libavcodec/version.h',
                                 'int x[LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO >= 100 ? 1 : -1]',
                                 use='libavcodec')
+    }, {
+        'name': 'is_ffmpeg',
+        'desc': 'libav* is FFmpeg mpv modified version',
+        'func': check_statement('libavcodec/version.h',
+                                'int x[LIBAVCODEC_MPV ? 1 : -1]',
+                                use='libavcodec')
     }, {
         # This check should always result in the opposite of is_ffmpeg.
         # Run it to make sure is_ffmpeg didn't fail for some other reason than
@@ -485,7 +491,9 @@ libav_dependencies = [
         'func': check_ffmpeg_or_libav_versions(),
         'req': True,
         'fmsg': "Unable to find development files for some of the required \
-FFmpeg/Libav libraries. You need at least {0}. Aborting.".format(libav_versions_string)
+FFmpeg/Libav libraries. You need at least {0}. For FFmpeg, the mpv fork, that \
+might contain additional fixes and features is required. It is available on \
+https://github.com/mpv-player/ffmpeg-mpv Aborting.".format(libav_versions_string)
     }, {
         'name': '--libavdevice',
         'desc': 'libavdevice',