diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index 632acab5c..3f2f753fa 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class FFmpegPostProcessor(PostProcessor):
 
     @property
     def available(self):
-        return self._ffmpeg_location.get() or self.basename is not None
+        return self.basename is not None
 
     @property
     def executable(self):