diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index cbfef8b781..2854ae2228 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ (define-public vlc
        ("libva" ,libva)
        ("libvdpau" ,libvdpau)
        ("libvorbis" ,libvorbis)
-       ("libvpx" ,libvpx-1.7)
+       ("libvpx" ,libvpx)
        ("libtheora" ,libtheora)
        ("libx264" ,libx264)
        ("libxext" ,libxext)