diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/builder.sh
index 353ee12d6ee9..0ab69c5c0406 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/builder.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source $stdenv/setup
 configureFlags="\
   --without-arts \
   --with-ssl-dir=$openssl \
+  --with-extra-includes=$libjpeg \
   --x-includes=$libX11/include \
   --x-libraries=$libX11/lib"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/default.nix
index 98169bf01f13..546a50fad9bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde/kdelibs/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "0cd7c0c8a81e5d11b91b407a4aaaf3ff";
   };
 
-  inherit openssl libX11;
+  inherit openssl libX11 libjpeg;
   buildInputs = [
     libX11 libXt libXext zlib perl qt openssl pcre 
     pkgconfig libjpeg libpng libtiff libxml2 libxslt expat libtool freetype