diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
index f67802e055c..6a5756f8d32 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/default.nix
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (rec {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl lib cmake qt4 perl boost gpgme libassuan libgpgerror libxslt;
     inherit (pkgs) shared_mime_info;
     inherit (pkgs.xlibs) libXScrnSaver;
-    inherit kdelibs kdepimlibs;
+    inherit kdelibs kdepimlibs kdepim_runtime;
     inherit automoc4 phonon akonadi strigi soprano qca2;
   };
   
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/pim/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/pim/default.nix
index 6d8588146da..f352dd4d94c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/pim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/pim/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, lib, cmake, qt4, perl, boost, gpgme, libassuan, libgpgerror, libxslt
 , shared_mime_info, libXScrnSaver
-, kdelibs, kdepimlibs, automoc4, phonon, akonadi, strigi, soprano, qca2}:
+, kdelibs, kdepimlibs, kdepim_runtime, automoc4, phonon, akonadi, strigi, soprano, qca2}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "kdepim-4.4.5";
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   cmakeFlags = "-DBUILD_kleopatra=OFF"; # doesn't build with new boost
   buildInputs = [ cmake qt4 perl boost gpgme stdenv.gcc.libc libassuan libgpgerror libxslt
                   shared_mime_info libXScrnSaver
-                  kdelibs kdepimlibs automoc4 phonon akonadi strigi soprano qca2 ];
+                  kdelibs automoc4 phonon akonadi strigi soprano qca2 ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ kdepimlibs kdepim_runtime ];
   meta = {
     description = "KDE PIM tools";
     longDescription = ''