diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index c33f3c4cef0e..c0f63b9f11f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   librsvg,
   libwmf,
   zlib,
+  xz,
   libzip,
   ghostscript,
   aalib,
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     librsvg
     libwmf
     zlib
+    xz
     libzip
     ghostscript
     aalib