diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustfmt.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustfmt.nix
index 2c2a14460931..1ff36e71e82b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustfmt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustfmt.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # changes hash of vendor directory otherwise
   dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = true;
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
+  buildInputs = [
+    rustPlatform.rust.rustc.llvm
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
 
   # As of 1.0.0 and rustc 1.30 rustfmt requires a nightly compiler
   RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP = 1;