diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
index d824d576a471..75690367ec93 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ let
       Name: v8
       Description: V8 JavaScript Engine
       Version: $major.$minor.$patch
-      Libs: -L$libv8/lib -lv8 -pthread -licui18n
+      Libs: -L$libv8/lib -lv8 -pthread -licui18n -licuuc
       Cflags: -I$libv8/include
       EOF
     '';