diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kwayland.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kwayland.nix
index e4d6eb631f9..3c2788237fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kwayland.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plasmaPackage {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     extra-cmake-modules
   ];
-  buildInputs = [
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
     wayland
   ];
 }