diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonocc-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonocc-core/default.nix
index 9415a4ee36f7..d632103d36ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonocc-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonocc-core/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv, python, fetchFromGitHub
 , cmake
 , Cocoa
+, fontconfig
 , freetype
 , libGL
 , libGLU
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     python opencascade-occt smesh
     freetype libGL libGLU libX11 libXext libXmu libXi
+    fontconfig
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a6a44ee61cae..71feac4889e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8051,6 +8051,7 @@ in {
   python-oauth2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-oauth2 { };
 
   pythonocc-core = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/pythonocc-core {
+    inherit (pkgs) fontconfig;
     inherit (pkgs.xorg) libX11 libXi libXmu libXext;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
   });