diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/squashfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/squashfs/default.nix
index 02b380a230f..c52b83ceb1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/squashfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/squashfs/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "XZ_SUPPORT=1"
     "ZSTD_SUPPORT=1"
     "LZ4_SUPPORT=1"
+    "LZMA_XZ_SUPPORT=1"
     "LZO_SUPPORT=1"
   ];