diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/slurp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/slurp/default.nix
index 17b2bb3521b1..50c02d83be23 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/slurp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/slurp/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-jUuY2wuN00libHDaJEmrvQAb1o989Ly3nLyKHV0jz8Q=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja