diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlr-randr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlr-randr/default.nix
index 6d470aae1971..6c284fdf2b15 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlr-randr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlr-randr/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config wayland-scanner ];
   buildInputs = [ wayland ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Xrandr clone for wlroots compositors";