diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
index d6e6946af54..dfb096d654d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , rofi-unwrapped
+, wayland-scanner
 , wayland-protocols
 , wayland
 }:
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ rofi-unwrapped.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-ddKLV7NvqgTQl5YlAEyBK0oalcJsLASK4z3qArQPUDQ=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = oldAttrs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ wayland-protocols ];
-  buildInputs = oldAttrs.buildInputs ++ [ wayland ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = oldAttrs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ wayland-scanner ];
+  buildInputs = oldAttrs.buildInputs ++ [ wayland wayland-protocols ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Window switcher, run dialog and dmenu replacement for Wayland";