diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
index 7c6524367e1a..f8e39971851d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
   extrasSupport ? true,
 
   versionCheckHook,
+  expat,
 }:
 
 assert docsSupport -> pandoc != null && python3 != null;
@@ -135,7 +136,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     xorg.libX11
     xorg.libXext
     xorg.libXft
+    xorg.libXfixes
     xorg.libSM
+    expat
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals waylandSupport [
     pango