diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/marktext/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/marktext/package.nix
index e27e971ca820..6f3503763737 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/marktext/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/marktext/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   nodejs,
   electron,
   python3,
+  node-gyp,
   libx11,
   xorgproto,
   libxkbfile,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [ packaging ]))
     pkg-config
     nodejs
+    node-gyp
     node-gyp-build
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [