diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
index b889ae60d63..20dc23979f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 , libiconv, postgresql, v8_3_16_14, clang, sqlite, zlib, imagemagick
 , pkgconfig , ncurses, xapian, gpgme, utillinux, fetchpatch, tzdata, icu, libffi
 , cmake, libssh2, openssl, mysql, darwin, git, perl, gecode_3, curl
-, libmsgpack, qt48, libsodium, snappy, libossp_uuid
+, libmsgpack, qt48, libsodium, snappy, libossp_uuid, lxc
 }@args:
 
 let
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ in
     buildInputs = [ imagemagick pkgconfig which ];
   };
 
+  ruby-lxc = attrs: {
+    buildInputs = [ lxc ];
+  };
+
   ruby-terminfo = attrs: {
     buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
     buildFlags = [