diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 8b7db0f8455..5849f0ffd6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     done
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [curl openssl zlib expat gettext cpio makeWrapper libiconv]
+  buildInputs = [curl openssl zlib expat gettext cpio makeWrapper libiconv perl]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withManual [ asciidoc texinfo xmlto docbook2x
          docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals guiSupport [tcl tk];