diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mu/mutter43/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mu/mutter43/package.nix
index 8ddc991230dc..81c526b956c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mu/mutter43/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mu/mutter43/package.nix
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libXtst
     libcap_ng
     graphene
+    mesa  # actually uses eglmesaext
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     desktop-file-utils
     gettext
     libxcvt
-    mesa  # actually uses eglmesaext
     meson
     ninja
     xvfb-run