diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mu/muvm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mu/muvm/package.nix
index 09e92b4bdee4..2c85e4a7eff3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mu/muvm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mu/muvm/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   libkrun,
   passt,
   dhcpcd,
+  socat,
   systemd,
   udev,
   pkg-config,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ let
       [
         dhcpcd
         passt
+        socat
         (placeholder "out")
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 [ fex ]