diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
index 8ea034227d2..7eacaf15b62 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{ cabal, filepath, libXrandr, mtl, parsec, regexCompat, stm, time
-, utf8String, wirelesstools, X11, X11Xft, alsaCore, alsaMixer
+{ cabal, alsaCore, alsaMixer, filepath, libXrandr, mtl, parsec
+, regexCompat, stm, time, utf8String, wirelesstools, X11, X11Xft
 }:
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   isLibrary = false;
   isExecutable = true;
   buildDepends = [
-    filepath mtl parsec regexCompat stm time utf8String X11 X11Xft
+    alsaCore alsaMixer filepath mtl parsec regexCompat stm time
+    utf8String X11 X11Xft
   ];
-  extraLibraries = [ libXrandr wirelesstools alsaCore alsaMixer ];
+  extraLibraries = [ libXrandr wirelesstools ];
   configureFlags = "-fwith_xft -fwith_iwlib -fwith_alsa";
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/";