diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
index 4f85728eb8..1c249d72c7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
@@ -35,26 +35,10 @@ maintainer-clean: distclean
 maintainerclean: maintainer-clean
 
 dist-local:
-	svn -r $(FFMPEG_REVISION) co $(FFMPEG_SVN) $(TMP_DIST_DIR)
+	svn -r $(FFMPEG_REVISION) export $(FFMPEG_SVN) $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg/
 	@if [ "x$(FFMPEG_EXTERNALS_REVISION)" != x ]; then \
-		svn update -r $(FFMPEG_EXTERNALS_REVISION) $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/libswscale; \
+		svn update -r $(FFMPEG_EXTERNALS_REVISION) $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg/libswscale; \
 	fi
-	mkdir $(DIST_DIR)
-	pwd
-	cp $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/*.c $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/*.h $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/Makefile $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/configure $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/version.sh $(DIST_DIR) 
-	cp $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/*.mak $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/Changelog $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/COPYING.* $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/INSTALL $(DIST_DIR)
-	cp $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/Doxyfile $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/CREDITS $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/MAINTAINERS $(DIST_DIR)
-	@for d in `cd $(TMP_DIST_DIR) && ls -d */`; \
-		do mkdir $(DIST_DIR)/$$d; \
-		cp $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d* $(DIST_DIR)/$$d; \
-		if [ `ls -d $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d*/ | wc -w` != "" ]; \
-		then for id in `cd $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d && ls -d */`; \
-			do mkdir $(DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id; \
-			cp $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id/*.c $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id/*.h $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id/*.asm $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id/*.S $(DIST_DIR)/$$d$$id; \
-			done \
-		fi \
-	done
-	mv $(DIST_DIR) $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg
 	touch $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg/config.mak
 	echo "Patching ffmpeg ./configure"
 	sed -e '/Unknown option/ {N;N;s/exit 1//; }' $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg/configure > $(TMP_DIST_DIR)/ffmpeg/configure.tmp