diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dr/drm_info/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dr/drm_info/package.nix
index b1b68fff4cf0..b10af966e528 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dr/drm_info/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dr/drm_info/package.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-pgYhZtmyhuhxBiiTRdrEp/YsuwrD6KK/ahfO2L3mfM8=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja