diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/k3b.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/k3b.nix
index cfe7327ac72..c70c3ea877b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/k3b.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/k3b.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mkDerivation {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sander phreedom ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools makeWrapper ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools makeWrapper shared_mime_info ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     # qt
     qtwebkit