diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/texworks/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/texworks/default.nix
index 72db4262c877..b27ab8bbb69b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/texworks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/texworks/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , poppler
 , qt5compat
 , qttools
+, qtwayland
 , withLua ? true, lua
 , withPython ? true, python3 }:
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     qt5compat
     qttools
   ] ++ lib.optional withLua lua
-    ++ lib.optional withPython python3;
+    ++ lib.optional withPython python3
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux qtwayland;
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DQT_DEFAULT_MAJOR_VERSION=6"