diff --git a/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile b/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile
index f9fce65ff92cb..0a62647b3b0ca 100644
--- a/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	mplayer
 PORTVERSION=	${MPLAYER_PORT_VERSION}.${MPLAYER_SNAPSHOT_DATE:S/-//g}
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	riggs@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile.options b/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile.options
index e331ec3cc2d86..afbc1e0603699 100644
--- a/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile.options
+++ b/multimedia/mplayer/Makefile.options
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	as:devel/binutils@native
 CFLAGS+=	-no-integrated-as
 .endif
 
+.if defined(MACHINE_CPU) && ${MACHINE_CPU:Maltivec}
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-altivec
+.endif
+
 LDFLAGS_i386+=	-Wl,-z,notext
 
 # Extra build options for debugging