diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ace351623c2721a0c0da2bd81a9c0f51b8e066be..203146f2ffd217c9da419b051fa59d9a24a24994 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1393,6 +1393,7 @@ avformat_deps="avcodec"
 # programs
 ffmpeg_deps="avcodec avformat swscale"
 ffplay_deps="avcodec avformat swscale sdl"
+ffplay_select="rdft"
 ffserver_deps="avformat ffm_muxer rtp_protocol rtsp_demuxer"
 ffserver_extralibs='$ldl'