diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/zstd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/zstd/default.nix
index 03d06ce67bcf..07b04ddf69f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/zstd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/zstd/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isUnix bashNonInteractive;
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   patches = [
     # This patches makes sure we do not attempt to use the MD5 implementation
     # of the host platform when running the tests