diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/digikam/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/digikam/default.nix
index 4f458ab744a9..8d52a9dfbb1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/digikam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/digikam/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     lcms jasper libgphoto2 kdepimlibs gettext soprano kdeedu liblqr1 lensfun
     pkgconfig ];
 
+  KDEDIRS=kdeedu;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Photo Management Program";
     license = "GPL";