diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index a86aded3a8d..e48a8b2b8ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       description = "Warns and dies noisily with stack backtraces";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
+    buildInputs = [ TestBase ];
   };
 
   CarpAssert = buildPerlPackage {