diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
index 777f7b486752..449f0f20b80d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, python}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, python, xorg, makeWrapper}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "disper-0.3.1";
 
-  buildInputs = [python];
+  buildInputs = [python makeWrapper];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export makeFlags="PREFIX=$out"
   '';
 
+  postInstall = ''
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/disper \
+        --prefix "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" : "${xorg.libXrandr.out}/lib:${xorg.libX11.out}/lib"
+  '';
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = http://ppa.launchpad.net/disper-dev/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/d/disper/disper_0.3.1.tar.gz;
     sha256 = "1l8brcpfn4iascb454ym0wrv5kqyz4f0h8k6db54nc3zhfwy7vvw";