diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
index 529596cd6e17..510da6c83d94 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 , vte
 , glib-networking
 , qemu-utils
+, qemu
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   preFixup = ''
-    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ mtools cdrkit libcdio qemu-utils ]}")
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ mtools cdrkit libcdio qemu-utils qemu ]}")
   '';
 
   postPatch = ''