diff --git a/pkgs/kde/frameworks/kfilemetadata/default.nix b/pkgs/kde/frameworks/kfilemetadata/default.nix
index 0e9fd5489e7e..b6b5f3a7bfbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/frameworks/kfilemetadata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kde/frameworks/kfilemetadata/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   ebook_tools,
   exiv2,
   ffmpeg,
+  kcodecs,
   kconfig,
   kdegraphics-mobipocket,
   libappimage,
@@ -17,5 +18,5 @@ mkKdeDerivation {
   patches = [./cmake-install-paths.patch];
 
   extraNativeBuildInputs = [pkg-config];
-  extraBuildInputs = [attr ebook_tools exiv2 ffmpeg kconfig kdegraphics-mobipocket libappimage];
+  extraBuildInputs = [attr ebook_tools exiv2 ffmpeg kcodecs kconfig kdegraphics-mobipocket libappimage];
 }