diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
index e8df14911bfb..5ee5d162fa22 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-Va/Rm35jqxDlIfQdrpZ41qrW8YzWmm1LWra76AW1xUw=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     wayland-scanner