diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ftgl/2.1.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ftgl/2.1.2.nix
index 121f99e3b03a..c83173450b19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ftgl/2.1.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ftgl/2.1.2.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [freetype mesa];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lGLU -lGL";
+
   patches = [ ./gcc.patch ];
 
   configureFlags = "--enable-shared";