diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/chafa/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/chafa/default.nix
index 7efdd91e3199..a03a55387d6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/chafa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/chafa/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                      "--with-xml-catalog=${docbook_xml_dtd_412}/xml/dtd/docbook/catalog.xml"
                    ];
 
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/240893#issuecomment-1635347507
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-lwebp" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Terminal graphics for the 21st century";
     homepage = "https://hpjansson.org/chafa/";