diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kitinerary.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kitinerary.nix
index ce66de251dca..303ea6162ba4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kitinerary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kitinerary.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   mkDerivation, lib, extra-cmake-modules
 , qtbase, qtdeclarative, ki18n, kmime, kpkpass
 , poppler, kcontacts, kcalendarcore
+, shared-mime-info
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@ mkDerivation {
     license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.bkchr ];
   };
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    extra-cmake-modules
+    shared-mime-info # for update-mime-database
+  ];
   buildInputs = [
     qtbase qtdeclarative ki18n kmime kpkpass poppler
     kcontacts kcalendarcore