diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
index 20e01a1701da..72010e26f594 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 , vulkan-headers
 , vulkan-loader
 , xxd
+, SDL2
+, makeWrapper
+, libGL
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     xxd
+    makeWrapper
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -38,6 +42,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vulkan-loader
   ];
 
+  fixupPhase = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/xrgears \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ SDL2 libGL ]}
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/monado/demos/xrgears";
     description = "An OpenXR example using Vulkan for rendering";