diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
index 7e7090a87a64..83cb0b2bbc63 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , alsa-lib
 , dbus
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, ffmpeg_4
+, ffmpeg_7
 , flac
 , freetype
 , gamemode
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     lib.optional (runtimeLibs != [ ]) makeWrapper;
 
   buildInputs = [
-    ffmpeg_4
+    ffmpeg_7
     flac
     freetype
     libGL