diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
index 8bde51d8937c..74dc8564b0b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/waypipe/default.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "02q8l1qaahmd41h6v3r46akh7xlqz7fpwwsy15qww4jdvypg6vg4";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config scdoc ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     # Optional dependencies:
     mesa lz4 zstd ffmpeg libva