diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.2/base/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.2/base/default.nix
index 1a6124f29c9..901145b5b48 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.2/base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.2/base/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = mirror://kde/stable/4.2.1/src/kdebase-4.2.1.tar.bz2;
     sha1 = "c500024294a7621d176d26bdabdd138d18ec827d";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ cmake perl qt4 kdelibs pciutils libraw1394
+  buildInputs = [ cmake perl qt4 kdelibs pciutils stdenv.gcc.libc libraw1394
                   automoc4 phonon strigi qimageblitz soprano ];
 }