diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/ktexteditor.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/ktexteditor.nix
index c633aee30a1b..98f9b3f82ca2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/ktexteditor.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/ktexteditor.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   mkDerivation, lib,
   extra-cmake-modules, perl,
   karchive, kconfig, kguiaddons, ki18n, kiconthemes, kio, kparts, libgit2,
-  qtscript, qtxmlpatterns, sonnet, syntax-highlighting, qtquickcontrols
+  qtscript, qtxmlpatterns, sonnet, syntax-highlighting, qtquickcontrols,
+  editorconfig-core-c
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [
     karchive kconfig kguiaddons ki18n kiconthemes kio libgit2 qtscript
     qtxmlpatterns sonnet syntax-highlighting qtquickcontrols
+    editorconfig-core-c
   ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kparts ];
 }