diff --git a/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix b/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
index 5276ec4cc34f..ef74903735d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, python, alsaLib, libX11, mesa, SDL, lua5, zlib, bam }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, python, alsaLib, libX11, mesa, SDL, lua5, zlib, bam, freetype }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "teeworlds-0.6.1";
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # Note: Teeworlds requires Python 2.x to compile.  Python 3.0 will
   # not work.
-  buildInputs = [ python alsaLib libX11 mesa SDL lua5 zlib bam ];
+  buildInputs = [ python alsaLib libX11 mesa SDL lua5 zlib bam freetype ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
     bam release