diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/mgba/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/mgba/default.nix
index f6b9c11ffe39..d8defe6f2e96 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/mgba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/mgba/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , SDL2
 , cmake
 , libepoxy
-, ffmpeg
+, ffmpeg_4
 , imagemagick
 , libedit
 , libelf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     SDL2
     libepoxy
-    ffmpeg
+    ffmpeg_4
     imagemagick
     libedit
     libelf