diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index ed13fb550e5..c0175fc6a70 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, gzip
 , sslSupport ? true, openssl ? null
 }:
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   
   configureFlags = if sslSupport then "--with-ssl" else "";
   
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport openssl;
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses gzip ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport openssl;
   buildNativeInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
   crossAttrs = {