diff --git a/pkgs/development/scheme-modules/scheme-bytestructures/default.nix b/pkgs/development/scheme-modules/scheme-bytestructures/default.nix
index 1cbbdf0bf29d..25412b45b40b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/scheme-modules/scheme-bytestructures/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/scheme-modules/scheme-bytestructures/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-Wvs288K8BVjUuWvvzpDGBwOxL7mAXjVtgIwJAsQd0L4=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook pkg-config
+    autoreconfHook guile pkg-config
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     guile