diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d2261814e15..cd8d044422a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/Z/ZE/ZEFRAM/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "67f45fef6a23b7548f387b675cbf7881bf9da62d7d007cbf90d3a4b851b99eb7";
     };
+    buildInputs = [ ModuleBuild ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ ScalarString DataInteger DigestCRC ];
   };