diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/frameworks-5.21/breeze-icons.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/frameworks-5.21/breeze-icons.nix
index 44cc99daf26..3524962087e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/frameworks-5.21/breeze-icons.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/frameworks-5.21/breeze-icons.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 kdeFramework {
   name = "breeze-icons";
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
-  buildInputs = [ qtsvg ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtsvg ];
 }