diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
index c76295cec83f..a4635177f2ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   mesonFlags = [
     (lib.mesonBool "xwayland_eglstream" true)
+    (lib.mesonBool "xcsecurity" true)
     (lib.mesonOption "default_font_path" defaultFontPath)
     (lib.mesonOption "xkb_bin_dir" "${xkbcomp}/bin")
     (lib.mesonOption "xkb_dir" "${xkeyboard_config}/etc/X11/xkb")