diff --git a/pkgs/applications/backup/vorta/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/backup/vorta/default.nix
index 8c8d399d7d8b..7870b3c11ee6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/backup/vorta/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/backup/vorta/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 , borgbackup
 , qt5
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapQtAppsHook ];
 
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    qt5.qtwayland
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
     peewee
     pyqt5
@@ -29,8 +34,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     appdirs
     setuptools
     platformdirs
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
-    qt5.qtwayland
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''