diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index c185f5778..eb7547090 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -978,13 +978,37 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install build-deps
+      - name: install build-deps (sans ffmpeg — see [marfrit] step)
         run: |
           set -e
           retry() { for i in 1 2 3; do "$@" && return 0; rc=$?; echo "retry $i (exit=$rc)" >&2; sleep $((i*5)); done; return 1; }
+          # Do NOT pull stock 'ffmpeg' here: the arch-aarch64 runner has
+          # ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier pre-installed from the mpv-aarch64
+          # job (configured via [marfrit]), and pacman -S ffmpeg would
+          # conflict on the libav* drop-in.  Daedalus build only needs
+          # libavcodec/libavformat headers, which the fourier package
+          # already supplies.  Keep cmake/ninja/pkgconf/libdrm here; the
+          # ffmpeg-dev equivalent comes via the next step.
           retry pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed \
             dpkg openssh rsync curl base-devel git cmake ninja pkgconf \
-            ffmpeg libdrm
+            libdrm
+
+      - name: ensure ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier installed (link-time ABI source)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          # Idempotent: pre-install the marfrit fourier ffmpeg so cmake
+          # finds libavcodec / libavformat / libavutil headers + .so's.
+          # Mirrors mpv-fourier-debian's [marfrit] step.
+          curl -sLo /tmp/marfrit.gpg https://packages.reauktion.de/marfrit.gpg
+          pacman-key --add /tmp/marfrit.gpg
+          pacman-key --lsign-key 92D5E96D8F63C75E4116AA1FF5C8C4603D0D250C
+          rm -f /tmp/marfrit.gpg
+          if ! grep -q '^\[marfrit\]' /etc/pacman.conf; then
+            printf '\n[marfrit]\nServer = https://packages.reauktion.de/arch/$arch\nSigLevel = Required\n' >> /etc/pacman.conf
+          fi
+          pacman -Sy --noconfirm
+          rm -f /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier-*-aarch64.pkg.tar.*
+          printf 'y\ny\ny\n' | pacman -S --needed marfrit/ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier
 
       - name: install hertz deploy ssh key
         env:
diff --git a/debian/mpv-fourier/build-deb.sh b/debian/mpv-fourier/build-deb.sh
index c930aae01..5881b5a03 100755
--- a/debian/mpv-fourier/build-deb.sh
+++ b/debian/mpv-fourier/build-deb.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Depends: ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier (>= 2:8.1+rfourier),
          libxkbcommon0, libxext6, libxpresent1,
          libxrandr2, libxss1, libxv1, libx11-6,
          zlib1g
-Conflicts: mpv, libmpv2 | libmpv1
+Conflicts: mpv, libmpv2, libmpv1
 Replaces: mpv, libmpv2, libmpv1
 Provides: mpv (= ${PKGVER}-${PKGREL}), libmpv.so.2
 Maintainer: Markus Fritsche <mfritsche@reauktion.de>