diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d23bbb8..0db6c9e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
     libcli11-dev,
     qt6-base-dev-tools,
     qt6-base-dev,
+    wayland-protocols
 Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: quickshell