diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.x.nix
index 1dadf1be1276..d3c56a8b0e08 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.x.nix
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ assert playSupport -> SDL != null;
 assert freetypeSupport -> freetype != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "ffmpeg-1.2.8";
+  name = "ffmpeg-1.2.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0n9fklr8zqkd60dc5ai161l6k4dbiac5hqy0pi1w82yamc25k6s2";
+    sha256 = "02wsnlix92a9k8wf3b4bad3a14v1c5iiz0fv6wlk1zn82cp93paw";
   };
 
   # `--enable-gpl' (as well as the `postproc' and `swscale') mean that
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.ffmpeg.org/;
     description = "A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video";
+    license = if faacSupport then stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree else stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ the-kenny ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     branch = "1";
   };
 }