diff --git a/arch/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-git/PKGBUILD b/arch/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-git/PKGBUILD
index 7c6dff8aa..0c6a9772a 100644
--- a/arch/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/arch/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ _srcname=FFmpeg
 _version='8.1'
 _commit='b57fbbe50c9b2656fad86a1a7eeabfd2b2a50935'  # v4l2-request-n8.1 tip 2026-04-24
 pkgver=8.1.r123329.b57fbbe
-pkgrel=3
+pkgrel=4
 epoch=2
 pkgdesc='FFmpeg with V4L2 Request API hwaccel (Rockchip / Allwinner stateless decode)'
 arch=('aarch64')
@@ -96,8 +96,20 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${_srcname}"
 
+  # FFmpeg's configure resolves the compiler via `which` and bakes the
+  # absolute path into generated makefiles, bypassing the makepkg
+  # /usr/lib/distcc/bin shim. Pass it explicitly so `BUILDENV=(distcc ...)`
+  # actually distributes; otherwise everything compiles locally.
+  local _ffmpeg_cc=gcc _ffmpeg_cxx=g++
+  if [[ ":$PATH:" == *":/usr/lib/distcc/bin:"* ]]; then
+    _ffmpeg_cc='distcc gcc'
+    _ffmpeg_cxx='distcc g++'
+  fi
+
   ./configure \
     --prefix=/usr \
+    --cc="${_ffmpeg_cc}" \
+    --cxx="${_ffmpeg_cxx}" \
     --disable-debug \
     --disable-static \
     --disable-doc \