diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/qt-5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
similarity index 99%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/qt-5.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
index bb66003dda3d..71fb4214b833 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/qt-5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 , enablePython ? false
 , python3
 , swig
-, enableQt ? true
+, enableQt ? false
 , libsForQt5
 , enableSDL1 ? stdenv.isLinux
 , SDL
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dca5e1cfc138..f03e41d08c22 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23355,7 +23355,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mlc = callPackage ../tools/system/mlc { };
 
-  mlt = libsForQt5.mlt;
+  mlt = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/libraries/mlt { };
 
   mlib = callPackage ../development/libraries/mlib { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index fe5c65cb52fe..58c2e2001839 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ in (kdeFrameworks // plasmaMobileGear // plasma5 // plasma5.thirdParty // kdeGea
 
   maui-core = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/libraries/maui-core { };
 
-  mlt = pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/libraries/mlt/qt-5.nix { };
+  mlt = pkgs.mlt.override {
+    enableQt = true;
+  };
 
   phonon = callPackage ../development/libraries/phonon { };