diff --git a/packaging/components.nix b/packaging/components.nix
index 6757323c4..6c4e462ea 100644
--- a/packaging/components.nix
+++ b/packaging/components.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ let
       pkg-config
     ];
     separateDebugInfo = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic;
+    # needed by separateDebugInfo
+    # SEE: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/394674/commits/a4d355342976e9e9823fb94f133bc43ebec9da5b
+    __structuredAttrs = finalAttrs.separateDebugInfo;
     hardeningDisable = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic "pie";
   };