diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchpijul/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchpijul/default.nix
index dd78497d94b6..fd41cfa55355 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchpijul/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchpijul/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ else
   stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     inherit name;
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pijul cacert ];
+    strictDeps = true;
 
     dontUnpack = true;
     dontConfigure = true;