diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cantata/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cantata/package.nix
index 2a788d55496a5..297a02449f7d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cantata/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cantata/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
-  qt6,
+  qt5,
   perl,
 
   # Cantata doesn't build with cdparanoia enabled so we disable that
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ let
     {
       names = [ "HTTP_STREAM_PLAYBACK" ];
       enable = withHttpStream;
-      pkgs = [ qt6.qtmultimedia ];
+      pkgs = [ qt5.qtmultimedia ];
     }
     {
       names = [ "LAME" ];
@@ -174,27 +174,28 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [
-    qt6.qtbase
-    qt6.qtsvg
+    qt5.qtbase
+    qt5.qtsvg
     (perl.withPackages (ppkgs: with ppkgs; [ URI ]))
   ] ++ lib.flatten (builtins.catAttrs "pkgs" (builtins.filter (e: e.enable) options));
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config
-    qt6.qttools
+    qt5.qttools
+    qt5.wrapQtAppsHook
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = lib.flatten (map (e: map (f: fstat e.enable f) e.names) options);
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Graphical client for MPD";
     mainProgram = "cantata";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cdrummond/cantata";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
     # Technically, Cantata should run on Darwin/Windows so if someone wants to
     # bother figuring that one out, be my guest.
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cc36be0925573..19804b507af31 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -38405,4 +38405,8 @@ with pkgs;
   dillo = callPackage ../by-name/di/dillo/package.nix {
     fltk = fltk13;
   };
+
+  cantata = callPackage ../by-name/ca/cantata/package.nix {
+    ffmpeg = ffmpeg_6;
+  };
 }