diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index 508741039297..1add6434c847 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     simde
     lcms2
     librsync
+    matplotlib
     openssl.dev
     xxHash
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [