diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/simplescreenrecorder/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/simplescreenrecorder/default.nix
index 0ae9de046801..d1f6f8b6ad1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/simplescreenrecorder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/simplescreenrecorder/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, alsaLib, ffmpeg, libjack2, libX11, libXext
-, libXfixes, libGLU_combined, pkgconfig, libpulseaudio, qt4, cmake, ninja
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, alsaLib, ffmpeg, libjack2, libX11, libXext, qtx11extras
+, libXfixes, libGLU_combined, pkgconfig, libpulseaudio, qtbase, cmake, ninja
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "02rl9yyx3hlz9fqvgzv7ipmvx2qahj7ws5wx2m7zs3lssq3qag3g";
   };
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DWITH_QT5=TRUE" ];
+
   patches = [ ./fix-paths.patch ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -24,14 +26,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig cmake ninja ];
   buildInputs = [
     alsaLib ffmpeg libjack2 libX11 libXext libXfixes libGLU_combined
-    libpulseaudio qt4
+    libpulseaudio qtbase qtx11extras
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A screen recorder for Linux";
     homepage = http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d1c4e2e09a84..529298d1759c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4878,7 +4878,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   simpleproxy = callPackage ../tools/networking/simpleproxy { };
 
-  simplescreenrecorder = callPackage ../applications/video/simplescreenrecorder { };
+  simplescreenrecorder = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/simplescreenrecorder { };
 
   sipsak = callPackage ../tools/networking/sipsak { };