diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
index 378ddb1d29a6..b2c47166153d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    amtk
     libxml2
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    amtk
     gtksourceview4
     libuchardet
     gtk3