diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
index 3c71bf7352d..8672fafbd96 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pam, python, tcsh, libxslt}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pam, python, tcsh, libxslt, perl}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "openoffice.org-2.0.0";
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/office/openoffice/stable/2.0.0/OOo_2.0.0_src.tar.gz;
     md5 = "a68933afc2bf432d11b2043ac99ba0aa";
   };
-  buildInputs = [pam python tcsh libxslt];
+  buildInputs = [pam python tcsh libxslt perl];
 }