diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
index d71b9cce7af9..b35d6ec4a0a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pkg-config
     pybind11
     setuptools-scm
+    numpy
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [