diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/1.nix
index 5197420783a..b3ad61d4b28 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libva/1.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , libdrm
 , libXfixes
 , wayland
+, wayland-scanner
 , libffi
 , libGL
 , mesa
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "dev" "out" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config wayland-scanner ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libdrm ]
     ++ lib.optionals (!minimal) [ libva1-minimal libX11 libXext libXfixes wayland libffi libGL ];