diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
index 3480924370e..1142c1e006b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ brotli ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ brotli ];
 
   # without this binaries only get built if shared libs are disable
   patchPhase = ''