diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c64fa5fe5757..9c510ae5942f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -29275,7 +29275,12 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vkeybd = callPackage ../applications/audio/vkeybd {};
 
-  vlc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/vlc {};
+  vlc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/vlc {
+    # Newest libcaca changed the API, and libvlc didn't catch it. Until next
+    # version arrives, it is safer to disable it.
+    # Upstream thread: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/26389
+    libcaca = null;
+  };
 
   vlc_qt5 = vlc;