diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotifywm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotifywm/package.nix
index eb15fdc1da68..a12a3f94b62b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotifywm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotifywm/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   libX11,
+  libxcb,
   lndir,
   makeBinaryWrapper,
   spotify,
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     lndir
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libX11 ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libX11
+    libxcb
+  ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall