diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/krename/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/krename/default.nix
index 816b352460b..578c56a748a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/krename/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/krename/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kconfig kcrash kinit kjsembed ];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-ltag";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A powerful batch renamer for KDE";
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/utilities/krename/";