diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
index 2faf818d24ea..935387f670f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ rec {
         xorg.xrandr
         which
         perl
+        xdg-user-dirs # flutter desktop apps
         xdg-utils
         iana-etc
         krb5