diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
index 666b2406d5f..007e4dcc568 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/waybox/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , pixman
 , udev
 , libGL
+, mesa
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pixman
     udev
     libGL
+    mesa # for libEGL
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {