diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/config_grutil.cxx b/panda/src/grutil/config_grutil.cxx
index 30f966f6f0..7b50a14a23 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/config_grutil.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/config_grutil.cxx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ init_libgrutil() {
   PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
   ps->add_system("OpenCV");
   TexturePool *ts = TexturePool::get_global_ptr();
-  ts->register_texture_type(OpenCVTexture::make_texture, "avi");
+  ts->register_texture_type(OpenCVTexture::make_texture, "avi mpg");
 #endif // HAVE_OPENCV
 }