diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
index 40c39c79cbc3..c9c09cc07b2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 , skins2Support ? !onlyLibVLC
 , waylandSupport ? true
 , withQt5 ? true
-, withLibcaca ? true
 }:
 
 # chromecastSupport requires TCP port 8010 to be open for it to work.
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libarchive
     libass
     libbluray
+    libcaca
     libcddb
     libdc1394
     libdvbpsi
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     xcbutilkeysyms
     zlib
   ]
-  ++ optional withLibcaca libcaca
   ++ optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch && !onlyLibVLC) live555
   ++ optional jackSupport libjack2
   ++ optionals chromecastSupport [ libmicrodns protobuf ]
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 32772b2f7864..c9847af05129 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35592,12 +35592,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vkeybd = callPackage ../applications/audio/vkeybd { };
 
-  vlc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/vlc {
-    # Newest libcaca changed the API, and libvlc didn't catch it. Until next
-    # version arrives, it is safer to disable it.
-    # Upstream thread: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/26389
-    withLibcaca = false;
-  };
+  vlc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/vlc { };
 
   libvlc = vlc.override {
     withQt5 = false;