diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/default.nix
index d20d2a7e8ed9..875e60dd6dc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/default.nix
@@ -278,10 +278,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit phobosUnittests;
   name = "dmd-${version}";
   phases = "installPhase";
+  buildInputs = dmdBuild.buildInputs;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
     cp -r --symbolic-link ${dmdBuild}/* $out/
   '';
+  meta = dmdBuild.meta;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ldc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ldc/default.nix
index 154da0707f67..73d798bb66fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ldc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ldc/default.nix
@@ -249,10 +249,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit ldcUnittests;
   name = "ldc-${version}";
   phases = "installPhase";
+  buildInputs = ldcBuild.buildInputs;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
     cp -r --symbolic-link ${ldcBuild}/* $out/
   '';
+
+  meta = ldcBuild.meta;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/dub/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/dub/default.nix
index 89996b3d30dc..15e801c1dffa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/dub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/dub/default.nix
@@ -87,10 +87,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit dubUnittests;
   name = "dub-${dubBuild.version}";
   phases = "installPhase";
+  buildInputs = dubBuild.buildInputs;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
     cp -r --symbolic-link ${dubBuild}/* $out/
   '';
+
+  meta = dubBuild.meta;
 }