diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpeg.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpeg.c
index 245ff6004a..bf882063ca 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpeg.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpeg.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (ffmpeg_debug);
 
 static GStaticMutex gst_avcodec_mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;
 
+#error "Deliberately broke the build to kick the buildbots, sorry folks"
 
 int
 gst_ffmpeg_avcodec_open (AVCodecContext * avctx, AVCodec * codec)