diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
index 5bcc1708e7f..9b8b9daad94 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
   buildInputs ? []
 
 , passthru ? {}
+, meta ? {}
 }:
 
 runCommand name
-  rec { inherit manifest ignoreCollisions passthru pathsToLink extraPrefix postBuild buildInputs;
+  rec { inherit manifest ignoreCollisions passthru meta pathsToLink extraPrefix postBuild buildInputs;
     pkgs = builtins.toJSON (map (drv: {
       paths =
         [ drv ]