diff --git a/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
index b7bf5ee5664..89dfab1a689 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/display-managers/sddm/default.nix
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ let
     nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig qttools ];
 
     buildInputs = [
-      libxcb libpthreadstubs libXdmcp libXau qtbase qtdeclarative pam systemd
+      libxcb libpthreadstubs libXdmcp libXau qtbase pam systemd
     ];
 
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtdeclarative ];
+
     cmakeFlags = [
       "-DCONFIG_FILE=/etc/sddm.conf"
       # Set UID_MIN and UID_MAX so that the build script won't try