diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mu/mujoco/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mu/mujoco/package.nix
index 5659b7baffe1..61d7930e65ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mu/mujoco/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mu/mujoco/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   gitMinimal,
   fetchFromGitLab,
   glfw,
+  libGL,
   glm,
   spdlog,
   cereal,
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     glfw
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    # consuming MuJoCo through cmake find_package requires libGL
+    libGL
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     (lib.cmakeBool "MUJOCO_SIMULATE_USE_SYSTEM_GLFW" true)
     (lib.cmakeBool "MUJOCO_SAMPLES_USE_SYSTEM_GLFW" true)