diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/mutter/43/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/mutter/43/default.nix
index 1bff840c6d73..cef4edf84c0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/mutter/43/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/mutter/43/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 , gnome-settings-daemon
 , xorgserver
 , python3
+, wayland-scanner
 , wrapGAppsHook3
 , gi-docgen
 , sysprof
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     xvfb-run
     pkg-config
     python3
+    wayland-scanner
     wrapGAppsHook3
     gi-docgen
     xorgserver