diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/slirp4netns/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/slirp4netns/default.nix
index 5064ea9e238a..62c4e8c76a66 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/slirp4netns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/slirp4netns/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib libcap libseccomp libslirp ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) podman; };