diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
index b4518e0a27b6..bc9d8f9bbde1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     qtbase
     qtmultimedia
     openal
-    glew
+    # RPCS3's X11 swap-interval path uses GLEW's GLXEW symbols, which
+    # are not provided in the default EGL-enabled GLEW build.
+    (glew.override { enableEGL = false; })
     vulkan-headers
     vulkan-loader
     libpng