diff --git a/grunt.js b/grunt.js
index 9aa8667fa7..ea2e005a03 100644
--- a/grunt.js
+++ b/grunt.js
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           ['browserify-versionify', {
             placeholder: '__VERSION_NO_PATCH__',
             version: version.majorMinor
+          }],
+          ['browserify-versionify', {
+            placeholder: '__SWF_VERSION__',
+            version: pkg.dependencies['videojs-swf']
           }]
         ]
       },
diff --git a/src/js/tech/flash.js b/src/js/tech/flash.js
index 34a2932f8a..571756d2d7 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/flash.js
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ class Flash extends Tech {
   createEl() {
     let options = this.options_;
 
+    // If video.js is hosted locally you should also set the location
+    // for the hosted swf, which should be relative to the page (not video.js)
+    // Otherwise this adds a CDN url.
+    // The CDN also auto-adds a swf URL for that specific version.
+    if (!options.swf) {
+      options.swf = '//vjs.zencdn.net/swf/__SWF_VERSION__/video-js.swf';
+    }
+
     // Generate ID for swf object
     let objId = options.techId;