diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
index dcfc7f4243..229a61e659 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ve_lavc.c
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char* args){
 	mux_v->bih->biCompression = mmioFOURCC('F', 'F', 'V', '1');
     else if (!strcasecmp(lavc_param_vcodec, "snow"))
 	mux_v->bih->biCompression = mmioFOURCC('S', 'N', 'O', 'W');
+    else if (!strcasecmp(lavc_param_vcodec, "flv"))
+	mux_v->bih->biCompression = mmioFOURCC('F', 'L', 'V', '1');
     else
 	mux_v->bih->biCompression = mmioFOURCC(lavc_param_vcodec[0],
 		lavc_param_vcodec[1], lavc_param_vcodec[2], lavc_param_vcodec[3]); /* FIXME!!! */