diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/4.x.nix
index c3f46d8e31ef..0263ef3096dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/4.x.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , gflags
 , protobuf
 , config
+, ocl-icd
 
 , enableJPEG ? true
 , libjpeg
@@ -313,6 +314,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     "-DWITH_OPENCL=OFF"
     "-DWITH_LAPACK=OFF"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+    "-DOPENCL_LIBRARY=${ocl-icd}/lib/libOpenCL.so"
   ] ++ lib.optionals enablePython [
     "-DOPENCV_SKIP_PYTHON_LOADER=ON"
   ];