diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
index e9fc0b4feda3..8979e9790b4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 , libass, libva, libdvbpsi, libdc1394, libraw1394, libopus
 , libvdpau, libsamplerate, live555, fluidsynth, wayland, wayland-protocols
 , onlyLibVLC ? false
-, withQt5 ? true, qtbase ? null, qtsvg ? null, qtx11extras ? null
+, withQt5 ? true, qtbase ? null, qtsvg ? null, qtx11extras ? null, wrapQtAppsHook ? null
 , jackSupport ? false
 , removeReferencesTo
 , chromecastSupport ? true, protobuf, libmicrodns
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
-assert (withQt5 -> qtbase != null && qtsvg != null && qtx11extras != null);
+assert (withQt5 -> qtbase != null && qtsvg != null && qtx11extras != null && wrapQtAppsHook != null);
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "vlc-${version}";
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optional jackSupport libjack2
     ++ optionals chromecastSupport [ protobuf libmicrodns ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook perl pkgconfig removeReferencesTo ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook perl pkgconfig removeReferencesTo ]
+    ++ optionals withQt5 [ wrapQtAppsHook ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;