diff --git a/pkgs/kde/gear/elisa/default.nix b/pkgs/kde/gear/elisa/default.nix
index ee280ae93198..8eb318cfc0d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/gear/elisa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kde/gear/elisa/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
+  lib,
   mkKdeDerivation,
   qtmultimedia,
   libvlc,
+
+  withVLC ? true,
 }:
 mkKdeDerivation {
   pname = "elisa";
 
-  extraBuildInputs = [
-    qtmultimedia
-    libvlc
-  ];
+  extraBuildInputs = [ qtmultimedia ] ++ lib.optional withVLC libvlc;
   meta.mainProgram = "elisa";
 }