diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
index 3a58531de57c..81a13c881e25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/default.nix
@@ -4,31 +4,29 @@
   fetchPypi,
   setuptools,
   libvlc,
-  substituteAll,
+  replaceVars,
   pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-vlc";
-  version = "3.0.20123";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  version = "3.0.21203";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-JE+7njkqAyaEH8qSbW0SoqNsVGmCGR9JPxSPoZ5msdQ=";
+    pname = "python_vlc";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-UtBUSydrEeWLbAt0jD4FGPlPdLG0zTKMg6WerKvq0ew=";
   };
 
   patches = [
     # Patch path for VLC
-    (substituteAll {
-      src = ./vlc-paths.patch;
-      libvlcPath = "${libvlc}/lib/libvlc.so.5";
+    (replaceVars ./vlc-paths.patch {
+      libvlc = "${libvlc}/lib/libvlc.so.5";
     })
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   # Module has no tests
   doCheck = false;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/vlc-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/vlc-paths.patch
index 0b1cf732711a..4d2d0cf8b3ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/vlc-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-vlc/vlc-paths.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 diff --git a/vlc.py b/vlc.py
-index e3245a5..cebec09 100644
+index ce535be..d3edd69 100644
 --- a/vlc.py
 +++ b/vlc.py
-@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def find_lib():
+@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def find_lib():
  
      else:
          # All other OSes (linux, freebsd...)
--        p = find_library('vlc')
-+        p = "@libvlcPath@"
+-        p = find_library("vlc")
++        p = "@libvlc@"
          try:
              dll = ctypes.CDLL(p)
          except OSError:  # may fail