diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
index e8a7b27a4fe0..60b7ae238b83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DVTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_RenderingExternal=YES"
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [
-      "-DOPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR=${libGL}/include"
+      "-DOPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR=${lib.getInclude libGL}/include"
       (lib.cmakeBool "VTK_OPENGL_HAS_EGL" enableEgl)
     ]
     ++ [