diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/erlang/rebar3-nix-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/erlang/rebar3-nix-bootstrap/default.nix
index 347ec1d8bb6..b32d196272b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/erlang/rebar3-nix-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/erlang/rebar3-nix-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, erlang }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "rebar3-nix-bootstrap";
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         sha256 = "0xyj7j59dmxyl5nhhsmb0r1pihmk0s4k02ga1rfgm30rij6n7431";
     };
 
+    buildInputs = [ erlang ];
+
     installFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
 
     meta = {