diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 5439b39693..6783292c3b 100755
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ if (is_component_ffmpeg) {
     # So we can append below and assume they're defined.
     ldflags = []
 
+    if (!is_component_build && is_mac) {
+      ldflags += [ "-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/libffmpeg.dylib" ]
+    }
+
     if (is_fuchsia || (is_posix && !is_mac)) {
       # Fixes warnings PIC relocation when building as component.
       ldflags += [