diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwl/default.nix
index d8f102ed767..3442a4b7df9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwl/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , libinput
 , libxcb
 , libxkbcommon
+, pixman
 , wayland
 , wayland-protocols
 , wlroots
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libinput
     libxcb
     libxkbcommon
+    pixman
     wayland
     wayland-protocols
     wlroots