diff --git a/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/create_config.py b/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/create_config.py
index 1397adee8..362888344 100644
--- a/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/create_config.py
+++ b/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/create_config.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import sys
 import yaml
 
 sys.path.insert(0, "/opt/frigate")
-from frigate.const import BIRDSEYE_PIPE, BTBN_PATH  # noqa: E402
+from frigate.const import BIRDSEYE_PIPE  # noqa: E402
 from frigate.ffmpeg_presets import (  # noqa: E402
+    LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR,
     parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode,
 )
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ elif go2rtc_config["rtsp"].get("default_query") is None:
     go2rtc_config["rtsp"]["default_query"] = "mp4"
 
 # need to replace ffmpeg command when using ffmpeg4
-if not os.path.exists(BTBN_PATH):
+if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 59:
     if go2rtc_config.get("ffmpeg") is None:
         go2rtc_config["ffmpeg"] = {
             "rtsp": "-fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -stimeout 5000000 -user_agent go2rtc/ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i {input}"
diff --git a/frigate/const.py b/frigate/const.py
index 20e2b0daa..b6b0e44bd 100644
--- a/frigate/const.py
+++ b/frigate/const.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ YAML_EXT = (".yaml", ".yml")
 FRIGATE_LOCALHOST = "http://127.0.0.1:5000"
 PLUS_ENV_VAR = "PLUS_API_KEY"
 PLUS_API_HOST = "https://api.frigate.video"
-BTBN_PATH = "/usr/lib/btbn-ffmpeg"
 
 # Attributes
 
diff --git a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
index a2785813c..46d0fb293 100644
--- a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
+++ b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import subprocess
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any
 
-from frigate.const import BTBN_PATH
 from frigate.util import vainfo_hwaccel
 from frigate.version import VERSION
 
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ class LibvaGpuSelector:
         return ""
 
 
-TIMEOUT_PARAM = "-timeout" if os.path.exists(BTBN_PATH) else "-stimeout"
+LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR = int(
+    subprocess.getoutput("ffmpeg -version | grep -Po 'libavformat\W+\K\d+'")
+)
+TIMEOUT_PARAM = "-timeout" if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR >= 59 else "-stimeout"
 
 _gpu_selector = LibvaGpuSelector()
 _user_agent_args = [