diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
index dd966433acfb..49e2334c8093 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchurl
 , qmake
 , qtbase
+, qttools
 , qtsvg
 , pkg-config
 , poppler
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     qmake
+    qttools
     pkg-config
   ];
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
+    lrelease qpdfview.pro
     qmakeFlags+=(*.pro)
   '';