diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
index a66b4cc522f..6f83f587f58 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , setuptools
-, vlc
+, libvlc
 , substituteAll
 }:
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./vlc-paths.patch;
-      libvlcPath="${vlc}/lib/libvlc.so.5";
+      libvlcPath="${libvlc}/lib/libvlc.so.5";
     })
   ];