diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gb/gbenchmark/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gb/gbenchmark/package.nix
index fffc36fdfbbf..ad99c1ee5b0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gb/gbenchmark/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gb/gbenchmark/package.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = lib.optionals (glibcLocales != null) [ glibcLocales ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     (lib.cmakeBool "BENCHMARK_USE_BUNDLED_GTEST" false)
     (lib.cmakeBool "BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR" false)