diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ls/lsp-ai/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ls/lsp-ai/package.nix
index bf701de5f5fa..f6027464ee93 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ls/lsp-ai/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ls/lsp-ai/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pkg-config,
   cmake,
+  oniguruma,
   openssl,
   zlib,
   perl,
@@ -56,10 +57,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    oniguruma
     openssl
     zlib
   ];
 
+  # use system oniguruma since the bundled one fails to build with gcc15
+  env.RUSTONIG_SYSTEM_LIBONIG = 1;
+
   cargoBuildFlags = [ "-p lsp-ai" ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {