diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gj/gjs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gj/gjs/package.nix
index 08cfe8bd2db4..8f6e794042aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gj/gjs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gj/gjs/package.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let
     gdk-pixbuf
     harfbuzz
     glib.out
+    gobject-introspection
   ];
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {