diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/unwrapped.nix
index 0d93c3d9b056..ff4d63fb7d9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/unwrapped.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   xxHash,
   ffmpeg_6,
   protobuf,
-  openalSoft,
+  openal-soft,
   minizip,
   range-v3,
   tl-expected,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     lz4
     xxHash
     ffmpeg_6
-    openalSoft
+    openal-soft
     minizip
     range-v3
     tl-expected
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpv-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpv-unwrapped/package.nix
index bb33b4791262..6a6c72d2b299 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpv-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpv-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   ninja,
   nixosTests,
   nv-codec-headers-11,
-  openalSoft,
+  openal-soft,
   pipewire,
   pkg-config,
   python3,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals jackaudioSupport [ libjack2 ]
   ++ lib.optionals javascriptSupport [ mujs ]
-  ++ lib.optionals openalSupport [ openalSoft ]
+  ++ lib.optionals openalSupport [ openal-soft ]
   ++ lib.optionals pipewireSupport [ pipewire ]
   ++ lib.optionals pulseSupport [ libpulseaudio ]
   ++ lib.optionals rubberbandSupport [ rubberband ]
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openalSoft/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openal-soft/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/by-name/op/openalSoft/package.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/op/openal-soft/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scorched3d/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scorched3d/package.nix
index 8d781d15d676..d2669a36eb24 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scorched3d/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scorched3d/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   libGL,
   glew,
   pkg-config,
-  openalSoft,
+  openal-soft,
   freealut,
   wxGTK32,
   libogg,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libGLU
     libGL
     glew
-    openalSoft
+    openal-soft
     freealut
     wxGTK32
     libogg
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/warzone2100/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/warzone2100/package.nix
index 707e9a4872d4..1c48eedffb30 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/warzone2100/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/warzone2100/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   libvorbis,
   libopus,
   openal,
-  openalSoft,
+  openal-soft,
   physfs,
   miniupnpc,
   libsodium,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libvorbis
     libopus
     openal
-    openalSoft
+    openal-soft
     physfs
     miniupnpc
     libsodium
diff --git a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/unfuck.nix b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/unfuck.nix
index fc0077124475..5d41bf65c60b 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/unfuck.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/unfuck.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   SDL_image,
   SDL_ttf,
   glew,
-  openalSoft,
+  openal-soft,
   ncurses,
   glib,
   gtk2,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     SDL_image
     SDL_ttf
     glew
-    openalSoft
+    openal-soft
     ncurses
     libsndfile
     zlib
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 8823598b6f53..e0aae9319de9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1432,6 +1432,7 @@ mapAliases {
   openafs_1_8 = throw "'openafs_1_8' has been renamed to/replaced by 'openafs'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   openai-triton-llvm = throw "'openai-triton-llvm' has been renamed to/replaced by 'triton-llvm'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   openai-whisper-cpp = throw "'openai-whisper-cpp' has been renamed to/replaced by 'whisper-cpp'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
+  openalSoft = warnAlias "'openalSoft' has been renamed to 'openal-soft'" openal-soft; # Added 2026-02-09
   openbabel2 = throw "openbabel2 has been removed, as it was unused and unmaintained upstream; please use openbabel"; # Added 2025-09-17
   openbabel3 = openbabel; # Added 2025-09-17
   openbsdCross = throw "'openbsdCross' has been renamed to/replaced by 'openbsd'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 02cfd9bc8bbc..7bae0860166a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7251,7 +7251,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ogre = ogre_14;
 
-  openal = openalSoft;
+  openal = openal-soft;
 
   opencascade-occt_7_6 = opencascade-occt.overrideAttrs rec {
     pname = "opencascade-occt";