diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index bbbe6667db..6457387b40 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,4 +125,5 @@ endif()
 # FFMpeg
 if (YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_FFMPEG)
     add_subdirectory(ffmpeg)
+    set(FFmpeg_PATH "${FFmpeg_PATH}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif()
diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 7da89d2c5e..93bd06fd7e 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
 else(WIN32)
     # Use yuzu FFmpeg binaries
     set(FFmpeg_EXT_NAME "ffmpeg-4.4")
-    set(FFmpeg_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/${FFmpeg_EXT_NAME}")
+    set(FFmpeg_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/${FFmpeg_EXT_NAME}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     download_bundled_external("ffmpeg/" ${FFmpeg_EXT_NAME} "")
     set(FFmpeg_FOUND YES)
     set(FFmpeg_INCLUDE_DIR "${FFmpeg_PATH}/include" CACHE PATH "Path to FFmpeg headers" FORCE)