diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
index c74f70892c5f29..9a012e401eed85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 , makeWrapper
 , meson
 , ninja
+, openssh
 , perl
 , perlPackages
 , polkit
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ let
     lvm2
     numactl
     numad
+    openssh
     pmutils
     systemd
   ] ++ lib.optionals enableIscsi [