diff --git a/pkgs/applications/system/systemdgenie/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/system/systemdgenie/default.nix
index ed1a07f1d0a0..9bfb4711b1ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/system/systemdgenie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/system/systemdgenie/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     hash = "sha256-X/qUWStT3vRvJNQMdzUV818bsZkbxaaAd7RHJcK+WEE=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config