diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
index 37ffd8e76e3..3f20a6ae478 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchurl, cmake, buildPythonPackage, pysideGeneratorrunner, pysideShiboken, qt4, mesa }:
+{ lib, fetchurl, cmake, buildPythonPackage, pysideGeneratorrunner, pysideShiboken, qt4, mesa, libGL }:
 
 # This derivation provides a Python module and should therefore be called via `python-packages.nix`.
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pysideGeneratorrunner pysideShiboken qt4 ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ mesa ];
+  buildInputs = [ mesa libGL ];
 
   makeFlags = "QT_PLUGIN_PATH=" + pysideShiboken + "/lib/generatorrunner";