diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wayland-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wayland-utils/default.nix
index 16bce1723aa6..d685bde83f95 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wayland-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wayland-utils/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1h38l850ww6hxjb1l8iwa33nkbz8q88bw6lh0aryjyp8b16crzk4";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja wayland-scanner ];
   buildInputs = [ wayland wayland-protocols ];