diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
index 097f83d4c951..91cd8081ea54 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rp/rpcs3/package.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       flatbuffers
       llvm_18
       libSM
-      opencv
+      opencv.cxxdev
       cubeb
     ]
     ++ lib.optional faudioSupport faudio