diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
index ad3028b4ac03..4fab49544113 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , ninja
 , libxkbcommon
 , wayland
+, wayland-scanner
 , wayland-protocols
 , wlroots
 , pixman
@@ -25,7 +26,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-G32cGmOwmnuVlj1hCq9NRti6plJbkAktfzM4aYzQ+k8=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config meson ninja ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    meson
+    ninja
+    wayland-scanner
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     libxkbcommon
     wayland