diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 344f68501d1..72d6a808916 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -1817,6 +1817,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/Z/ZE/ZEFRAM/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "054d0db62df90f22601f2a18fc84e9ca026d81601f5940b2fcc543e39d69b36b";
     };
+    buildInputs = [ ModuleBuild ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ParamsClassify];
   };