diff --git a/packages/mpv/build.sh b/packages/mpv/build.sh
index fa13a29c8..cacb84210 100644
--- a/packages/mpv/build.sh
+++ b/packages/mpv/build.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ termux_step_make_install () {
 
 	# Use opensles audio out be default:
 	mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX/etc/mpv
-	echo "ao=opensles" > $TERMUX_PREFIX/etc/mpv/mpv.conf
+	cp $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/mpv.conf $TERMUX_PREFIX/etc/mpv/mpv.conf
 
 	# Try to work around OpenSL ES library clashes:
 	# Linking against libOpenSLES causes indirect linkage against
diff --git a/packages/mpv/mpv.conf b/packages/mpv/mpv.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0eab16e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Default configuration for mpv
+
+# Enable OpenSL ES output, since this should work on all Android devices
+ao=opensles
+