diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 85489e0..efab4df 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
           devShell = prev.mkShell {
             buildInputs = with prev;
-              with nodePackages; [
+              with nodePackages;
+              [
                 nodejs
                 node2nix
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
                 prettier
                 typescript
                 typescript-language-server
-              ];
+              ] ++ packages.nodeEnv.shell.buildInputs;
           };
         };
       };
diff --git a/nix/override.nix b/nix/override.nix
index 6842c88..781a8d1 100644
--- a/nix/override.nix
+++ b/nix/override.nix
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ in nodePackages // {
   shell = nodePackages.shell.override {
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [
       pkgs.nodePackages.node-gyp-build
+      pkgconfig
+
+      # For sharp (dependency of the auto-favicon
+      # generator). This depends on the vips (which uses
+      # gobjects), and builds using node-gyp, which in turn
+      # needs python.
       vips
       glib
-      pkgconfig
     ];
 
     npmFlags = "--ignore-scripts";