diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
index b33641a3442a9..521915a7081bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   libxml2,
   lz4,
   netcdf,
-  openexr,
+  openexr_3,
   openjpeg,
   openssl,
   pcre2,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       nonDarwinDeps = lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) (
         [
           # tests for formats enabled by these packages fail on macos
-          openexr
+          openexr_3
           xercesc
         ]
         ++ arrowDeps