diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
index 874c0f8a177f..04e6e3fb438d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 , qtgraphicaleffects
 , sqlite
 , inkscape
+, xdg-utils
 }:
 
 mkDerivation rec {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ libsecret ]}"
     # See also: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-85967
     "--set QML_DISABLE_DISK_CACHE 1"
+    "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ xdg-utils ]}"
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [