diff --git a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/default.nix
index a2308d0998e6..f37145b51ca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , fetchpatch
 , python3
 , substituteAll
-, ffmpeg
+, ffmpeg-headless
 , inetutils
 , nixosTests
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ in python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./patches/ffmpeg-path.patch;
-      ffmpeg = "${lib.getBin ffmpeg}/bin/ffmpeg";
+      ffmpeg = "${lib.getBin ffmpeg-headless}/bin/ffmpeg";
     })
   ];