diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ndisc6/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndisc6/default.nix
index d1239a94642..5e9ef263463 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ndisc6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndisc6/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "ndisc6-1.0.1";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1pggc9x3zki1sv08rs8x4fm7pmd3sn1nwkan3szax19xg049xbqx";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ perl ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.remlab.net/ndisc6/;
     description = "A small collection of useful tools for IPv6 networking";