diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kcolorchooser.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kcolorchooser.nix
index 0f8e8fbee829..8726f6870ca3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kcolorchooser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kcolorchooser.nix
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 
 kdeApp {
   name = "kcolorchooser";
-
   meta = {
     license = with lib.licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
-  buildInputs = [ ki18n kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ki18n kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui ];
 }