diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kwayland.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kwayland.nix
index fbe7d70ec2f1..4d461f6a07c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kwayland.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   mkDerivation, propagateBin, lib,
-  extra-cmake-modules,
+  extra-cmake-modules, wayland-scanner,
   plasma-wayland-protocols, qtbase, wayland, wayland-protocols
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   pname = "kwayland";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules wayland-scanner ];
   buildInputs = [ plasma-wayland-protocols wayland wayland-protocols ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtbase ];
   setupHook = propagateBin; # XDG_CONFIG_DIRS