diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/milou.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/milou.nix
index 760de2d79ab4..43f78d9e2a97 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/milou.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/milou.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ plasmaPackage {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     extra-cmake-modules
   ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    qtscript kcoreaddons kservice
-  ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    kdeclarative ki18n krunner plasma-framework qtdeclarative
+    kdeclarative ki18n krunner plasma-framework qtdeclarative qtscript
+    kcoreaddons kservice
   ];
 }