diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/vulkan-caps-viewer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/vulkan-caps-viewer/default.nix
index 39492eefb83..96d48040e1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/vulkan-caps-viewer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/vulkan-caps-viewer/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , qmake
 , vulkan-loader
+, wayland
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 , withX11 ? true
 , qtx11extras
@@ -10,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "vulkan-caps-viewer";
-  version = "3.28";
+  version = "3.29";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "SaschaWillems";
     repo = "VulkanCapsViewer";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-gy0gFbPZAwQJHqJvk7WrbZ5y2I+9BGv9VaCoOW1QPek=";
+    hash = "sha256-c7jvlwvz85cf8lUlBPyRYvDkSlvkzSW6Jc6wlyKnHBc=";
     # Note: this derivation strictly requires vulkan-header to be the same it was developed against.
     # To help us, they've put it in a git-submodule.
     # The result will work with any vulkan-loader version.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     vulkan-loader
+    wayland
   ] ++ lib.lists.optionals withX11 [ qtx11extras ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
@@ -38,9 +40,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   qmakeFlags = [
-    "DEFINES+=wayland"
     "CONFIG+=release"
-  ] ++ lib.lists.optionals withX11 [ "DEFINES+=X11" ];
+  ];
 
   installFlags = [ "INSTALL_ROOT=$(out)" ];