diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/libkipi.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/libkipi.nix
index c23cd8578fb..33903463714 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/libkipi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/libkipi.nix
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 
 kdeApp {
   name = "libkipi";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    extra-cmake-modules
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    kconfig ki18n kservice kxmlgui
-  ];
   meta = {
     license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl21 bsd3 ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    extra-cmake-modules
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    kconfig ki18n kservice kxmlgui
+  ];
 }