Add --hls-prefer-ffmpeg

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index b60a723c5..d1f8d1331 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -425,9 +425,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--hls-prefer-native',
-        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
         help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
     downloader.add_option(
+        '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
+        help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')
+    downloader.add_option(
         '--hls-use-mpegts',
         dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true',
         help='Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the '