diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
index 82ec598371ae..5af14805bd85 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , libxslt, gst_all_1 ? null
 , withPdfReader      ? true
 , withMediaPlayback  ? true
-, backend            ? "webkit"
+, backend            ? "webengine"
 }:
 
 assert withMediaPlayback -> gst_all_1 != null;