diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gt/gtest/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gt/gtest/package.nix
index 0dc51ba9446a..fec50046d186 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gt/gtest/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gt/gtest/package.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     re2
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}"
   ]