diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/default.nix
index 123d634d65f..c235a412948 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , cmake
 , extra-cmake-modules
 , cairo
-, cldr-emoji-annotation
+, cldr-annotations
 , pango
 , fribidi
 , fmt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gdk-pixbuf
     wayland
     wayland-protocols
-    cldr-emoji-annotation
+    cldr-annotations
     json_c
     libGL
     libevent
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxkbfile
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCLDR_DIR=${cldr-annotations}/share/unicode/cldr" ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = ./update.py;
 
   meta = with lib; {