diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
index 700730a57fc9..770fe2cea3ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 , libmtp
 , liboggz
 , libopus
+, libplacebo
 , libpulseaudio
 , libraw1394
 , librsvg
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libmtp
     liboggz
     libopus
+    libplacebo
     libpulseaudio
     libraw1394
     librsvg