diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/protocols.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/protocols.nix
index 76976be200b5..24a57957a131 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/protocols.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/protocols.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja wayland-scanner ];
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 wayland ];
   checkInputs = [ wayland ];
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   mesonFlags = [ "-Dtests=${lib.boolToString finalAttrs.doCheck}" ];