diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
index eb46bb349a43..ba9766ed339f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       libxkbfile
       libxshmfence
       libxcvt
-      mesa
+      mesa # uses dri_interface.h
       openssl
       pixman
       systemd