diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
index 72e61ed54..333b53ba1 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_ENCODER_mpeg1video
 
 config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_ENCODER_mpeg2video
 	bool "MPEG-2 Video"
-	depends on FFMPEG_CUSTOM_PATENTED
 
 config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_ENCODER_mpeg4
 	bool "MPEG-4"
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_DECODER_mpeg1video
 
 config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_DECODER_mpeg2video
 	bool "MPEG-2 Video"
-	depends on FFMPEG_CUSTOM_PATENTED
 
 config FFMPEG_CUSTOM_DECODER_mpeg4
 	bool "MPEG-4"