diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vu/vulkan-hdr-layer-kwin6/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vu/vulkan-hdr-layer-kwin6/package.nix
index 2154275c05c7c6..d698760dbf223a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vu/vulkan-hdr-layer-kwin6/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vu/vulkan-hdr-layer-kwin6/package.nix
@@ -17,21 +17,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "vulkan-hdr-layer-kwin6";
   version = "0-unstable-2024-10-19";
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
     cmake
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     vulkan-headers
     vulkan-loader
     libX11
-    wayland-scanner
     wayland
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Zamundaaa";
     repo = "VK_hdr_layer";