diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v8.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v8.nix
index 49313eb16a79..020992c86844 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v8.nix
@@ -107,4 +107,8 @@ nodePackages // {
     dontNpmInstall = true; # We face an error with underscore not found, but the package will work fine if we ignore this.
   };
 
+  webtorrent-cli = nodePackages.webtorrent-cli.override {
+    buildInputs = [ nodePackages.node-gyp-build ];
+  };
+
 }