diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sv-ttk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sv-ttk/default.nix
index 660d32a6735c..a5518b094431 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sv-ttk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sv-ttk/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
+, tkinter
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # No tests available
   doCheck = false;
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    tkinter
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "sv_ttk"
   ];