diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 0b91f2d203..61fd555528 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ (define-public font-misc-ethiopic
             "19cq7iq0pfad0nc2v28n681fdq3fcw1l1hzaq0wpkgpx7bc1zjsk"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
-      `(("mkfontdir" ,mkfontdir)))
+      `(("mkfontdir" ,mkfontdir)
+        ("mkfontscale" ,mkfontscale)))
     (native-inputs
       `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page "https://www.x.org/wiki/")