diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
index 75e44d8c4fad..b7afb0d57a03 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, autoreconfHook, gnutls, freetype
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, autoreconfHook, gnutls, freetype, fluidsynth
 , SDL, SDL_gfx, SDL_ttf, liblo, libxml2, alsa-lib, libjack2, libvorbis
 , libSM, libsndfile, libogg, libtool
 }:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook libtool ];
   buildInputs = [
-    freetype SDL SDL_gfx SDL_ttf
+    freetype fluidsynth SDL SDL_gfx SDL_ttf
     liblo libxml2 libjack2 alsa-lib libvorbis libsndfile libogg libSM
     (gnutls.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
       configureFlags = oldAttrs.configureFlags ++ [ "--enable-openssl-compatibility" ];