diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index 52e691f9850..65e15a12cc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     fontconfig libunistring libcanberra libX11
     libXrandr libXinerama libXcursor libxkbcommon libXi libXext
-    wayland-protocols wayland dbus
+    wayland-protocols wayland dbus libGL
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     libicns  # For the png2icns tool.
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux libGL;
-
   outputs = [ "out" "terminfo" "shell_integration" ];
 
   patches = [