diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kdegraphics-thumbnailers.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kdegraphics-thumbnailers.nix
index 520bad0d066..cddf064e47b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kdegraphics-thumbnailers.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kdegraphics-thumbnailers.nix
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@
 
 kdeApp {
   name = "kdegraphics-thumbnailers";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    extra-cmake-modules
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    kio
-    libkexiv2
-    libkdcraw
-  ];
   meta = {
     license = [ lib.licenses.lgpl21 ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    extra-cmake-modules
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    kio libkexiv2 libkdcraw
+  ];
 }