diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
index 077d037aa97..7e527bebba1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1wyffskbkzj5zyhjnnpip80xzsjcr3p0q5486z3wdwabnysnhn8n";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool bison ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool bison pcre.dev ];
   buildInputs = [ pcre ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--without-tcl" ];