diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase/default.nix
index 2fec3fff2a6c..7654ec8ebb47 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase/default.nix
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fixQtBuiltinPaths "$out" '*.pr?'
     ''
     + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
-
       # FIXME: not sure why this isn't added automatically?
       patchelf --add-rpath "${libmysqlclient}/lib/mariadb" $out/${qtPluginPrefix}/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so
+      patchelf --add-rpath "${vulkan-loader}/lib" --add-needed "libvulkan.so" $out/lib/libQt6Gui.so
     '';
 
   dontWrapQtApps = true;