diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlogout/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlogout/default.nix
index d9d44212601..c7364af5d5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlogout/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wlogout/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "cTscfx+erHVFHwwYpN7pADQWt5sq75sQSyXSP/H8kOs=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config meson ninja scdoc ];
   buildInputs = [
     gtk3