diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
index 67eee62ac09..792ba3b2cb1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ Kate's features include:
                   kstatusnotifieritem
                   libarchive
                   shared-mime-info
-                  qt5compat))
+                  qt5compat
+                  qtwayland))
     (arguments (list #:qtbase qtbase
                      #:tests? #f))
     (home-page "https://apps.kde.org/kbackup/")