diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index c32de2e427..2c368ff54c 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const m_option_t mplayer_opts[]={
 
     // dump some stream out instead of playing the file
     // this really should be in MEncoder instead of MPlayer... -> TODO
-    {"dumpfile", &stream_dump_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
+    OPT_STRING("dumpfile", stream_dump_name, 0),
     {"dumpaudio", &stream_dump_type, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
     {"dumpvideo", &stream_dump_type, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 2, NULL},
     {"dumpsub", &stream_dump_type, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 3, NULL},
diff --git a/defaultopts.c b/defaultopts.c
index f263437d74..225b06746e 100644
--- a/defaultopts.c
+++ b/defaultopts.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void set_default_mplayer_options(struct MPOpts *opts)
         .vo_gamma_hue = 1000,
         .osd_level = 1,
         .osd_duration = 1000,
+        .stream_dump_name = "stream.dump",
         .loop_times = -1,
         .ordered_chapters = 1,
         .chapterrange = {-1, -1},
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index ebcd76620d..ae4671114a 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ float stream_cache_seek_min_percent=50.0;
 #endif
 
 // dump:
-static char *stream_dump_name="stream.dump";
        int stream_dump_type=0;
 
 // A-V sync:
@@ -3653,7 +3652,7 @@ if(stream_dump_type==5){
   current_module="dumpstream";
   stream_reset(mpctx->stream);
   stream_seek(mpctx->stream,mpctx->stream->start_pos);
-  f=fopen(stream_dump_name,"wb");
+  f=fopen(opts->stream_dump_name,"wb");
   if(!f){
     mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_FATAL,"Cannot open dump file.\n");
     exit_player(mpctx, EXIT_ERROR);
@@ -3666,7 +3665,7 @@ if(stream_dump_type==5){
       len=stream_read(mpctx->stream,buf,4096);
       if(len>0) {
         if(fwrite(buf,len,1,f) != 1) {
-          mp_tmsg(MSGT_MENCODER,MSGL_FATAL,"%s: Error writing file.\n",stream_dump_name);
+          mp_tmsg(MSGT_MENCODER,MSGL_FATAL,"%s: Error writing file.\n",opts->stream_dump_name);
           exit_player(mpctx, EXIT_ERROR);
         }
       }
@@ -3679,7 +3678,7 @@ if(stream_dump_type==5){
       }
   }
   if(fclose(f)) {
-    mp_tmsg(MSGT_MENCODER,MSGL_FATAL,"%s: Error writing file.\n",stream_dump_name);
+    mp_tmsg(MSGT_MENCODER,MSGL_FATAL,"%s: Error writing file.\n",opts->stream_dump_name);
     exit_player(mpctx, EXIT_ERROR);
   }
   mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_INFO,"Core dumped ;)\n");
@@ -3854,7 +3853,7 @@ if((stream_dump_type)&&(stream_dump_type<4)){
   if(mpctx->d_video && mpctx->d_video!=ds) {ds_free_packs(mpctx->d_video); mpctx->d_video->id=-2; }
   if(mpctx->d_sub && mpctx->d_sub!=ds) {ds_free_packs(mpctx->d_sub); mpctx->d_sub->id=-2; }
   // let's dump it!
-  f=fopen(stream_dump_name,"wb");
+  f=fopen(opts->stream_dump_name,"wb");
   if(!f){
     mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_FATAL,"Cannot open dump file.\n");
     exit_player(mpctx, EXIT_ERROR);
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 9995dc395b..84f843552b 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
 
     int osd_level;
     int osd_duration;
+    char *stream_dump_name;
     int loop_times;
     int ordered_chapters;
     int chapterrange[2];