diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
index 10dbb2c6a74b..514cca9e8a5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   # LaTeX is used from $PATH, as people often want to have it with extra pkgs
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper python3 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper python3 qtbase ];
   buildInputs = [
     qtbase qtsvg file/*for libmagic*/ bc
     hunspell # enchant