diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/default.nix
index 14bc1ffdbeb2..38ef33ee1a0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-3uW8wFZrotyVucO0yt1eizuyeYpUoqjYZScIkV/kXVA=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
     meson