diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/thunar/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/thunar/default.nix
index 4e6072c71123..68027bf50185 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/thunar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/thunar/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , libxfce4ui
 , libxfce4util
 , libxslt
+, pcre
 , xfconf
 , gobject-introspection
 , makeWrapper
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ let unwrapped = mkXfceDerivation {
     libnotify
     libxfce4ui
     libxfce4util
+    pcre
     xfconf
   ];