diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
index 965a5ff3253..c1ca6421116 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with stdenv.lib;
 assert (withQt5 -> qtbase != null && qtsvg != null && qtx11extras != null && wrapQtAppsHook != null);
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "vlc";
+  pname = "${optionalString onlyLibVLC "lib"}vlc";
   version = "3.0.11.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {