diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
index a71ae784c18c..2e22e7d9053a 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 , wrapGAppsHook
 , wxGTK
 , zlib
+, wayland
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DDISABLE_ADVANCE_SIMD=TRUE"
     "-DDISABLE_PCSX2_WRAPPER=TRUE"
     "-DPACKAGE_MODE=TRUE"
+    "-DWAYLAND_API=TRUE"
     "-DXDG_STD=TRUE"
   ];
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     SDL2
     soundtouch
     udev
+    wayland
     wxGTK
     zlib
   ];