diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
index 609066e0927a..390521b5fa92 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchpatch,
   libsForQt5,
   writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
+  ffmpeg-headless,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace platform/qt/MainWindow.cpp \
+      --replace-fail '"ffmpeg"' '"${lib.getExe ffmpeg-headless}"'
+  '';
+
   qmakeFlags = [ "MLVApp.pro" ];
 
   preConfigure = ''