diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
index ceb3f269c904..0fba91572fc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ let
       ninja
       python3
       pkg-config
+      llvmPackages.llvm # workaround for a meson bug, where llvm-config is not found, making the build fail
     ];
 
     mesonBuildType = "release";