diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-audio-idle-inhibit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-audio-idle-inhibit/package.nix
index ae41f6a23684..659eac2935f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-audio-idle-inhibit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-audio-idle-inhibit/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , libpulseaudio
 , wayland
 , wayland-protocols
+, wayland-scanner
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "sway-audio-idle-inhibit";
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja pkg-config
+    meson ninja pkg-config wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [