diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
index f6383af44e82..4d02fd2c05fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ in
     buildInputs = [ cairo ];
   };
 
+  cairo-sys-rs = attrs: {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+    buildInputs = [ cairo ];
+  };
+
   capnp-rpc = attrs: {
     nativeBuildInputs = [ capnproto ];
   };