diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.3-r1.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.3-r1.ebuild
index 23f9b8241fc56..402451ac9fbf6 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	fdk? ( media-libs/fdk-aac:0= )
 	ffmpeg? (
 		!libav? ( >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.1.3:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
-		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-11.8:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
+		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-12.2:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
 	)
 	flac? (
 		media-libs/flac:0
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
index eb219aabf3494..4952663cc4bea 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	fdk? ( media-libs/fdk-aac:0= )
 	ffmpeg? (
 		!libav? ( >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.1.3:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
-		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-11.8:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
+		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-12.2:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
 	)
 	flac? (
 		media-libs/flac:0
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
index db33c8ab2ce28..59118d7bf74a5 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	fdk? ( media-libs/fdk-aac:0= )
 	ffmpeg? (
 		!libav? ( >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.1.3:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
-		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-11.8:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
+		libav? ( >=media-video/libav-12.2:0=[vaapi?,vdpau?] )
 	)
 	flac? (
 		media-libs/flac:0