diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/default.nix
index ee49423a8b1..043ee8adf42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, bundlerEnv, ruby, perl }:
+{ stdenv, lib, bundlerEnv, ruby, perl, autoconf }:
 
 bundlerEnv {
   name = "chefdk-0.4.0";
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bundlerEnv {
   lockfile = ./Gemfile.lock;
   gemset = ./gemset.nix;
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl ];
+  buildInputs = [ perl autoconf ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A streamlined development and deployment workflow for Chef platform";