diff --git a/src/encodingsettings.html b/src/encodingsettings.html
index cc4b2360ed..ae0cd83cf6 100644
--- a/src/encodingsettings.html
+++ b/src/encodingsettings.html
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
                     <div class="fieldDescription">${LabelTranscodingThreadCountHelp}</div>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="inputContainer fldEncoderPath hide">
+                <div class="inputContainer fldEncoderPath">
                     <div style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
                         <div style="flex-grow:1;">
-                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" required />
+                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" />
                         </div>
                         <button type="button" is="paper-icon-button-light" id="btnSelectEncoderPath" class="emby-input-iconbutton"><i class="md-icon">search</i></button>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/scripts/encodingsettings.js b/src/scripts/encodingsettings.js
index 7a2461a6bb..392ec22250 100644
--- a/src/scripts/encodingsettings.js
+++ b/src/scripts/encodingsettings.js
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "globalize", "dom"], function($, loading, globalize
         var page = this;
         ApiClient.getNamedConfiguration("encoding").then(function(config) {
             ApiClient.getSystemInfo().then(function(systemInfo) {
-                "External" == systemInfo.EncoderLocationType ? (page.querySelector(".fldEncoderPath").classList.add("hide"), page.querySelector(".txtEncoderPath").removeAttribute("required")) : (page.querySelector(".fldEncoderPath").classList.remove("hide"), page.querySelector(".txtEncoderPath").setAttribute("required", "required")), loadPage(page, config, systemInfo)
+                loadPage(page, config, systemInfo)
             })
         })
     })
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});