diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cagebreak/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cagebreak/default.nix
index c897e3f66d8f..13618f6afb33 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cagebreak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cagebreak/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 , systemd
 , wayland
 , wayland-protocols
+, wayland-scanner
 , withXwayland ? true , xwayland
 , wlroots
 }:
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     scdoc
-    wayland
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [