diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
index a6ada570a50..e6f1b4f1a78 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, which, pkg-config, makeWrapper
-, ffmpeg_3, libGLU, libGL, freetype, libxml2, python3
+, ffmpeg, libGLU, libGL, freetype, libxml2, python3
 , libobjc, AppKit, Foundation
 , alsaLib ? null
 , libdrm ? null
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config wayland ]
                       ++ optional withVulkan makeWrapper;
 
-  buildInputs = [ ffmpeg_3 freetype libxml2 libGLU libGL python3 SDL2 which ]
+  buildInputs = [ ffmpeg freetype libxml2 libGLU libGL python3 SDL2 which ]
                 ++ optional enableNvidiaCgToolkit nvidia_cg_toolkit
                 ++ optional withVulkan vulkan-loader
                 ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libobjc AppKit Foundation ]