diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-plugins-extra.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-plugins-extra.nix
index e0122d287611..5b4161cc4543 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-plugins-extra.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-plugins-extra.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , wayfire
+, wayland-scanner
 , wf-config
 , libevdev
 , libinput
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [