diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/authenticator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/authenticator/default.nix
index 511feccbdc55..46b61720d0a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/authenticator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/authenticator/default.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       ];
     }))
 
-    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad
+    (gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad.override { enableZbar = true; })
     gtk4
     libadwaita
     openssl