diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swaynotificationcenter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swaynotificationcenter/package.nix
index 61e505607a8b..02fc19e7eee7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swaynotificationcenter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swaynotificationcenter/package.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     sassc
     scdoc
     vala
+    wayland-scanner
     wrapGAppsHook3
   ];
 
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     librsvg
     pantheon.granite7
     # systemd # ends with broken permission
-    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace src/functions.vala --replace "/usr/local/etc/xdg/swaync" "$out/etc/xdg/swaync"
   '';
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
     command = "${xvfb-run}/bin/xvfb-run swaync --version";