diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.18/kservice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.18/kservice/default.nix
index 03b7c7c2f51..b502a18e0e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.18/kservice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.18/kservice/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 kdeFramework {
   name = "kservice";
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
+  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ kdoctools ];
   buildInputs = [ kcrash kdbusaddons ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kconfig kcoreaddons ki18n kwindowsystem ];
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ kcoreaddons ];