diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvkbd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvkbd/package.nix
index f646cbf08bb0..debeceb021ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvkbd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvkbd/package.nix
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile \
-      --replace "pkg-config" "$PKG_CONFIG"
+      --replace-fail "pkg-config" "$PKG_CONFIG"
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
+    scdoc
     wayland-scanner
   ];
   buildInputs = [
@@ -40,10 +41,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxkbcommon
     pango
     wayland
-    scdoc
   ];
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jjsullivan5196/wvkbd";
     description = "On-screen keyboard for wlroots";