diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/waffle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/waffle/default.nix
index 361c1e17336a..9dccdb9dded3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/waffle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/waffle/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , pkg-config
 , python3
 , x11Support ? true, libxcb, libX11
-, waylandSupport ? true, wayland, wayland-protocols
+, waylandSupport ? true, wayland, wayland-protocols, wayland-scanner
 , useGbm ? true, mesa, udev
 }:
 
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mesa
   ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     python3
+  ] ++ lib.optionals waylandSupport [
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   PKG_CONFIG_BASH_COMPLETION_COMPLETIONSDIR= "${placeholder "out"}/share/bash-completion/completions";