diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/qt5ct.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/qt5ct.nix
index 3f2bcf62283..88e861bf403 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/qt5ct.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/qt5ct.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ with lib;
   ###### implementation
   config = mkIf config.programs.qt5ct.enable {
     environment.variables.QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME = "qt5ct";
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ qt5ct ];
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ libsForQt5.qt5ct ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index dab34668b21..4ff99048938 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   qcsxcad = libsForQt5.qcsxcad;  # added 2020-11-05
   qmk_firmware = throw "qmk_firmware has been removed because it was broken"; # added 2021-04-02
   qr-filetransfer = throw ''"qr-filetransfer" has been renamed to "qrcp"''; # added 2020-12-02
+  qt5ct = libsForQt5.qt5ct; # added 2021-12-27
   quake3game = ioquake3; # added 2016-01-14
   quilter = throw "quilter has been removed from nixpkgs, as it was unmaintained."; # added 2021-08-03
   qvim = throw "qvim has been removed."; # added 2020-08-31
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 04b976989d4..c33fba89918 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19484,8 +19484,6 @@ with pkgs;
   # plasma5Packages maps to the Qt5 packages set that is used to build the plasma5 desktop
   plasma5Packages = libsForQt515;
 
-  qt5ct = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/misc/qt5ct { };
-
   qtEnv = qt5.env;
   qt5Full = qt5.full;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index c80462d9d1e..a2bd8dc6a54 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ in (kdeFrameworks // plasmaMobileGear // plasma5 // plasma5.thirdParty // kdeGea
     withQt5 = true;
   };
 
+  qt5ct = callPackage ../tools/misc/qt5ct { };
+
   qtfeedback = callPackage ../development/libraries/qtfeedback { };
 
   qtutilities = callPackage ../development/libraries/qtutilities { };