diff --git a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/felix-fm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/felix-fm/default.nix
index 6f30c52261aa..60e40b9f6299 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/felix-fm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/felix-fm/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
 , bzip2
+, libgit2
+, zlib
 , zstd
 , zoxide
 }:
@@ -24,11 +26,17 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     bzip2
+    libgit2
+    zlib
     zstd
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ zoxide ];
 
+  env = {
+    ZSTD_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG = true;
+  };
+
   buildFeatures = [ "zstd/pkg-config" ];
 
   checkFlags = [