diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
index ebd60f610576..14b44801e76e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, mesa, x11, libXmu, libXi }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, mesa_glu, x11, libXmu, libXi }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "glew-1.9.0";
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "11xpmsw7m5qn7y8fa2ihhqcislz1bdd83mp99didd5ac84756dlv";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ mesa x11 libXmu libXi ];
+  buildInputs = [ x11 libXmu libXi ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ mesa_glu ]; # GL/glew.h includes GL/glu.h
 
   patchPhase = ''
     sed -i 's|lib64|lib|' config/Makefile.linux
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
index 386429bbd59c..a29dcec2b394 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, substituteAll
 , libXrender, libXinerama, libXcursor, libXmu , libXv, libXext
 , libXfixes, libXrandr, libSM, freetype, fontconfig
-, zlib, libjpeg, libpng, libmng, which, mesa, openssl, dbus, cups, pkgconfig
+, zlib, libjpeg, libpng, libmng, which, mesa, mesa_glu, openssl, dbus, cups, pkgconfig
 , libtiff, glib, icu
 , mysql, postgresql, sqlite
 , perl, coreutils, libXi
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs =
     [ libXrender libXrandr libXinerama libXcursor libXext libXfixes libXv libXi
       libSM zlib libpng openssl dbus.libs freetype fontconfig glib ]
-    ++ optional (stdenv.lib.lists.elem stdenv.system stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms) mesa
+        # Qt doesn't directly need GLU (just GL), but many apps use, it's small and doesn't remain a runtime-dep if not used
+    ++ optional (stdenv.lib.lists.elem stdenv.system stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms) mesa_glu
     ++ optional ((buildWebkit || buildMultimedia) && stdenv.isLinux ) alsaLib
     ++ optionals (buildWebkit || buildMultimedia) [ gstreamer gst_plugins_base ];