diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/trousers/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/trousers/default.nix
index 70f11c39d6f..471782ce8f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/trousers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/trousers/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1lvnla1c1ig2w3xvvrqg2w9qm7a1ygzy1j2gg8j7p8c87i58x45v";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ openssl ];
 
   patches = [ ./allow-non-tss-config-file-owner.patch ];