diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtspeech.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtspeech.nix
index d2748ba8d4c..a1ecb48f0d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtspeech.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtspeech.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-{ qtModule }:
+{ qtModule, speechd, pkg-config }:
 
 qtModule {
   pname = "qtspeech";
   qtInputs = [ ];
+  buildInputs = [ speechd ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 }