diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index 1bb165101e41..d4d640bca5f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 , UserNotifications
 , libcanberra
 , libicns
+, wayland-scanner
 , libpng
 , python3
 , zlib
@@ -84,8 +85,12 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     imagemagick
     libicns  # For the png2icns tool.
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   outputs = [ "out" "terminfo" "shell_integration" "kitten" ];
 
   patches = [