-        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
-        help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
+        help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
+        help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')