diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mo/morewaita-icon-theme/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mo/morewaita-icon-theme/package.nix
index 51c986f1fdbd..82413b29852c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mo/morewaita-icon-theme/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mo/morewaita-icon-theme/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenvNoCC,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  adwaita-icon-theme,
   gtk3,
   xdg-utils,
   nix-update-script,
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     xdg-utils
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    adwaita-icon-theme
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall