diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
index ad8fc6fc8d4..7a547eedb21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xml_dtd_43 glibcLocales
     python3 # for data-generators
     systemd # used for checks to install systemd user service
+    dbus # used for checks and pkgconfig to install dbus service/s
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    glib libxml2 sqlite upower icu networkmanager libsoup libuuid json-glib libstemmer dbus
+    glib libxml2 sqlite upower icu networkmanager libsoup libuuid json-glib libstemmer
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [