diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvorbis/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvorbis/default.nix
index 1b3a7c81146..83925503ade 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvorbis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvorbis/default.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/vorbis/libvorbis-1.2.0.tar.bz2;
     sha256 = "0nq62b8y2rhhgxxyiw6b4wchic61q5v649fdl8dd7090nxxcbx4y";
   };
-  buildInputs = [libogg];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libogg ];
 }