diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/lavalauncher/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/lavalauncher/default.nix
index f6071978b867..1e8cb505f4a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/lavalauncher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/lavalauncher/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , scdoc
+, wayland-scanner
 , cairo
 , librsvg
 , libxkbcommon
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "hobhZ6s9m2xCdAurdj0EF1BeS88j96133zu+2jb1FMM=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config scdoc ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config scdoc wayland-scanner ];
   buildInputs = [
     cairo
     librsvg