1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 4fe908d1a0..cdc78ea5d2 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3234,6 +3234,10 @@ static void prepare_grab(void)
 
     if (has_video) {
         AVInputFormat *fmt1;
+#warning FIXME: find a better interface
+        if(!strncmp(video_device,"x11:",4)) {
+            video_grab_format="x11grab";
+        }
         fmt1 = av_find_input_format(video_grab_format);
         vp->device  = video_device;
         vp->channel = video_channel;