diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/exec_nowasm.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/exec_nowasm.go
index 140cec5bc..4a4646854 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/exec_nowasm.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/exec_nowasm.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build nowasm
+//go:build nowasmffmpeg || nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
index b978201c1..ae88c1e9a 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build !nowasm
+//go:build !nowasmffmpeg && !nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_nowasm.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_nowasm.go
index 6f528da1a..eed955ae1 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_nowasm.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_nowasm.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build nowasm
+//go:build nowasmffmpeg || nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe.go
index 410935d9c..bf166b12b 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build !nowasm
+//go:build !nowasmffmpeg && !nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe_nowasm.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe_nowasm.go
index 122fb53f4..bc42ea726 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe_nowasm.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/ffprobe_nowasm.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build nowasm
+//go:build nowasmffmpeg || nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/internal/media/ffmpeg/wasm.go b/internal/media/ffmpeg/wasm.go
index a5612ba14..a22431fdd 100644
--- a/internal/media/ffmpeg/wasm.go
+++ b/internal/media/ffmpeg/wasm.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build !nowasm
+//go:build !nowasmffmpeg && !nowasm
 
 package ffmpeg
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 6c1b4c50d..3e60cd306 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ GO_GCFLAGS=${GO_GCFLAGS-}
 # - debug:          enables /debug/pprof endpoint                                  (adds debug, at performance cost)
 # - debugenv:       enables /debug/pprof endpoint if DEBUG=1 env during runtime    (adds debug, at performance cost)
 # - moderncsqlite3: reverts to using the C-to-Go transpiled SQLite driver          (disables the WASM-based SQLite driver)
-# - nowasm:         [UNSUPPORTED] removes all WebAssembly from builds including 
-#                   ffmpeg, ffprobe and SQLite (instead falling back to modernc).
+#
+# - nowasmffmpeg: [UNSUPPORTED] removes WebAssembly ffmpeg, ffprobe, relying instead on host-installed ffmpeg, ffprobe binaries.
+# - nowasm:       [UNSUPPORTED] removes all WebAssembly from build. It is the same as passing "nowasmffmpeg, moderncsqlite3".
 log_exec env CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -v \
                        -tags "${GO_BUILDTAGS}" \
                        -ldflags="${GO_LDFLAGS}" \