diff --git i/beetsplug/convert.py w/beetsplug/convert.py
index 70363f6e..2962aa4f 100644
--- i/beetsplug/convert.py
+++ w/beetsplug/convert.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_format(fmt=None):
         command = config['convert']['command'].as_str()
     elif 'opts' in keys:
         # Undocumented option for backwards compatibility with < 1.3.1.
-        command = u'ffmpeg -i $source -y {0} $dest'.format(
+        command = u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y {0} $dest'.format(
             config['convert']['opts'].as_str()
         )
     if 'extension' in keys:
@@ -121,22 +121,22 @@ class ConvertPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             u'id3v23': u'inherit',
             u'formats': {
                 u'aac': {
-                    u'command': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec aac '
+                    u'command': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec aac '
                                 u'-aq 1 $dest',
                     u'extension': u'm4a',
                 },
                 u'alac': {
-                    u'command': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec alac $dest',
+                    u'command': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec alac $dest',
                     u'extension': u'm4a',
                 },
-                u'flac': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec flac $dest',
-                u'mp3': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -aq 2 $dest',
+                u'flac': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec flac $dest',
+                u'mp3': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -aq 2 $dest',
                 u'opus':
-                    u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libopus -ab 96k $dest',
+                    u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libopus -ab 96k $dest',
                 u'ogg':
-                    u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libvorbis -aq 3 $dest',
+                    u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libvorbis -aq 3 $dest',
                 u'wma':
-                    u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec wmav2 -vn $dest',
+                    u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec wmav2 -vn $dest',
             },
             u'max_bitrate': 500,
             u'auto': False,