diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/gpgmepp.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/gpgmepp.nix
index ac14573dcaa..8d6f11879d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/gpgmepp.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/gpgmepp.nix
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 
 kdeApp {
   name = "gpgmepp";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    extra-cmake-modules
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    boost
-    gpgme
-  ];
   meta = {
     license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 bsd3 ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    extra-cmake-modules
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    boost gpgme
+  ];
 }