diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
index 9f88e8a067bc..f6383af44e82 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 , freetype
 , rdkafka
 , udev
+, libevdev
 , ...
 }:
 
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ in
     buildInputs = [ dbus ];
   };
 
+  evdev-sys = attrs: {
+    LIBGIT2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG = true;
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+    buildInputs = [ libevdev ];
+  };
+
   expat-sys = attrs: {
     nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   };