diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.14.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.14.nix
index 398a09ff2aa..7fe678cb624 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.14.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.14.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # $out for the library and $examples for the example programs (in examples):
   outputs = [ "out" "examples" ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config wayland-scanner ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.15.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.15.nix
index ed3effaa540..7648ebe5d25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.15.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/0.15.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # $out for the library and $examples for the example programs (in examples):
   outputs = [ "out" "examples" ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config wayland-scanner glslang ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix
index 0ec15840558..7fd0e40d075 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1vw8b10d1pwsj6f4sr3imvwsy55d3435sp068sj4hdszkxc6axsr";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   checkInputs = [ wayland-scanner ];
 
   patchPhase = ''