diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/mirtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/mirtk/default.nix
index e6c58b96e5c7..fb93961e1bc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/mirtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/mirtk/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, gtest, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, eigen, python, vtk, zlib }:
+{ stdenv, gtest, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, eigen, python, vtk, zlib, tbb }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.0.0";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  cmakeFlags = "-DWITH_VTK=ON -DBUILD_ALL_MODULES=ON";
+  cmakeFlags = "-DWITH_VTK=ON -DBUILD_ALL_MODULES=ON -DWITH_TBB=ON";
 
   doCheck = true;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gtest ];
-  buildInputs = [ boost eigen python vtk zlib ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost eigen python vtk zlib tbb ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/BioMedIA/MIRTK";