diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/default.nix
index 9f958efe71b3..906e56c3da4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "dev" "out" ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja wayland-scanner ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libdrm ]