diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
index 6fcf9d7d3a9d..fcf279095051 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv
+, ctags
 , desktop-file-utils
 , docbook_xsl
 , docbook_xml_dtd_43
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    ctags
     flatpak
     gnome3.devhelp
     gnome3.libgit2-glib