diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index c7586b47ceaa..d051afac569c 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ self: super:
 
   libXpresent = super.libXpresent.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
     buildInputs = with xorg; attrs.buildInputs ++ [ libXext libXfixes libXrandr ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = attrs.propagatedBuildInputs or [] ++ [ xorg.libXfixes ];
   });
 
   libxkbfile = super.libxkbfile.overrideAttrs (attrs: {