diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/beets/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/beets/package.nix
index 0d8837e0c0d8..e6b2b42c61b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/be/beets/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/beets/package.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
-  python3,
+  ffmpeg,
+  python3Packages,
 }:
 
-python3.pkgs.toPythonApplication python3.pkgs.beets
+python3Packages.toPythonApplication (
+  python3Packages.beets.override {
+    inherit ffmpeg;
+  }
+)