diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
index 4e4d5bb1b7f..7576d4a75cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ let
       (fetchNetBSD "tools/Makefile.host" "8.0" "1p23dsc4qrv93vc6gzid9w2479jwswry9qfn88505s0pdd7h6nvp")
     ];
   };
+
+  uudecode = mkDerivation {
+    path = "usr.bin/uudecode";
+    version = "8.0";
+    sha256 = "00a3zmh15pg4vx6hz0kaa5mi8d2b1sj4h512d7p6wbvxq6mznwcn";
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "-DNO_BASE64";
+  };
   ##
   ## END COMMAND LINE TOOLS
   ##