diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
index 6260037a70..a78f65d8c6 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-from pythonforandroid.recipe import CythonRecipe
-from pythonforandroid.toolchain import Recipe
+from pythonforandroid.recipe import PyProjectRecipe, Recipe
 from os.path import join
 
 
-class FFPyPlayerRecipe(CythonRecipe):
-    version = 'v4.3.2'
+class FFPyPlayerRecipe(PyProjectRecipe):
+    version = 'v4.5.1'
     url = 'https://github.com/matham/ffpyplayer/archive/{version}.zip'
     depends = ['python3', 'sdl2', 'ffmpeg']
+    patches = ["setup.py.patch"]
     opt_depends = ['openssl', 'ffpyplayer_codecs']
 
     def get_recipe_env(self, arch, with_flags_in_cc=True):
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/setup.py.patch b/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/setup.py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c082358f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/ffpyplayer/setup.py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- ffpyplayer/setup.py	2024-06-02 11:10:49.691183467 +0530
++++ ffpyplayer.mod/setup.py	2024-06-02 11:20:16.220966873 +0530
+@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@
+ # This sets whether or not Cython gets added to setup_requires.
+ declare_cython = False
+ 
+-if platform in ('ios', 'android'):
+-    # NEVER use or declare cython on these platforms
+-    print('Not using cython on %s' % platform)
+-    can_use_cython = False
+-else:
+-    declare_cython = True
+ 
+ src_path = build_path = dirname(__file__)
+ print(f'Source/build path: {src_path}')