diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
index 697e035318220..6e21826381b6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-{ stdenv, callPackage }:
+{ stdenv, callPackage, windows }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   inherit (callPackage ./common.nix {}) name src;
+  buildInputs = [ windows.mingw_w64_headers ];
   dontStrip = true;
 }