diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/General/VideoRecorder/FFmpeg.cpp b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/General/VideoRecorder/FFmpeg.cpp
index 519888ef30..8cdc77ce63 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/General/VideoRecorder/FFmpeg.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/General/VideoRecorder/FFmpeg.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Please complain if I forget to do those things.
 
 */
 
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+// ugly hack to make recent versions of FFmpeg work
+#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
+#undef _STDINT_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "FFmpeg.h"
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER