diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vs/vscode-runner/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vs/vscode-runner/package.nix
index e01b2dafcc22..6e3f5b89b2e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vs/vscode-runner/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vs/vscode-runner/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildDartApplication,
   kdePackages,
+  sqlite,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ buildDartApplication {
     "bin/vscode_runner" = "bin/vscode_runner.dart";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ sqlite ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     substituteInPlace ./package/codes.merritt.vscode_runner.service \
       --replace-fail "Exec=" "Exec=$out/bin/vscode_runner"