diff --git a/net/baresip/Makefile b/net/baresip/Makefile
index d7efe33..7f6791c 100644
--- a/net/baresip/Makefile
+++ b/net/baresip/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=baresip
 PKG_VERSION:=0.5.9
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.creytiv.com/pub
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ BARESIP_MOD_OPTIONS:= \
 	EXTRA_MODULES="dtmfio" \
 	$(foreach m,$(baresip-mods),$(baresip-mod-$(m))=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_baresip-mod-$(subst _,-,$(m))),1))
 
+# According to upstream baresip can use x264 directly or through ffmpeg. ffmpeg
+# is preferred. The possibility to use it directly might even go away in the
+# future. So prevent baresip from linking directly to x264.
 MAKE_FLAGS+= \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	EXTRA_LFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
@@ -108,7 +111,8 @@ MAKE_FLAGS+= \
 	RELEASE=1 \
 	SYSROOT="$(shell $(FIND) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) -path '*/include/pthread.h' | sed -ne '1s|/include/pthread.h||p')" \
 	SYSROOT_ALT="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
-	$(BARESIP_MOD_OPTIONS)
+	$(BARESIP_MOD_OPTIONS) \
+	USE_X264=
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS+=-D_GNU_SOURCE
 
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,baresip))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,alsa,ALSA audio driver,alsa,+alsa-lib))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,aubridge,Audio bridge module,aubridge,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,aufile,Audio module for using a WAV-file as audio input,aufile,))
-$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,avcodec,Video codec using FFmpeg,avcodec,@BARESIP_WITH_FFMPEG +libffmpeg-full +libx264))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,avcodec,Video codec using FFmpeg,avcodec,@BARESIP_WITH_FFMPEG +libffmpeg-full))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,avformat,Video source using FFmpeg,avformat,baresip-mod-avcodec))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,cons,UDP/TCP console UI driver,cons,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,ctrl_tcp,TCP control interface,ctrl_tcp,))