diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-14.12/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-14.12/default.nix
index 96f1aea6875..c664c248171 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-14.12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-14.12/default.nix
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ let
 
       kdelibs = with pkgs; super.kdelibs // {
         buildInputs =
-          super.kdelibs.buildInputs ++ [ attr libxslt polkit_qt4 xz ];
+          super.kdelibs.buildInputs ++ [ attr libxslt polkit_qt4 xz pcre ];
 
         nativeBuildInputs =
           super.kdelibs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ pkgconfig ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-15.04/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-15.04/default.nix
index 96f1aea6875..c664c248171 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-15.04/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde-apps-15.04/default.nix
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ let
 
       kdelibs = with pkgs; super.kdelibs // {
         buildInputs =
-          super.kdelibs.buildInputs ++ [ attr libxslt polkit_qt4 xz ];
+          super.kdelibs.buildInputs ++ [ attr libxslt polkit_qt4 xz pcre ];
 
         nativeBuildInputs =
           super.kdelibs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ pkgconfig ];