diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wildmidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wildmidi/default.nix
index 8660d15e06a3..4dec0555ae9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wildmidi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wildmidi/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ alsaLib ];
+  buildInputs = [ alsaLib stdenv.cc.libc/*couldn't find libm*/ ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \