diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
index 35fcf111a44a..d6cd085286dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ lib.fix (
           builtins.attrValues nonEnvOutputs
         );
 
+        strictDeps = true;
+
         nativeBuildInputs = [
           makeWrapper
           libfaketime