diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1afb4b82..41d55f375 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ if (ENABLE_FFMPEG)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    find_package(FFmpeg REQUIRED COMPONENTS avcodec avformat avutil swscale swresample)
+    if (ENABLE_FFMPEG_VIDEO_DUMPER)
+        find_package(FFmpeg REQUIRED COMPONENTS avcodec avformat avutil swscale swresample)
+    else()
+        find_package(FFmpeg REQUIRED COMPONENTS avcodec)
+    endif()
     if ("${FFmpeg_avcodec_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "57.48.101")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Found version for libavcodec is too low. The required version is at least 57.48.101 (included in FFmpeg 3.1 and later).")
     endif()