diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libinput/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libinput/default.nix
index d903dfefcca..18dbd2de38b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libinput/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libinput/default.nix
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libevdev mtdev udev libwacom ]
+  buildInputs = [ libevdev mtdev libwacom ]
     ++ optionals eventGUISupport [ cairo glib gtk3 ]
     ++ optionals documentationSupport [ doxygen graphviz ]
     ++ optionals testsSupport [ check valgrind ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ udev ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Handles input devices in Wayland compositors and provides a generic X.Org input driver";
     homepage    = http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput;