diff --git a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
index 95df7c6bae70..a49f0b8a0fff 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ let {
     grub
     parted
     qtparted
+    kdelibs
     xsel
     openssl
     mktemp