diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index cbfb56f7cb6..16ecaae2c69 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url    = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/M/MI/MITHALDU/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "0pvzlgwpx8fzdy64ki15155vhsj30i9zxmw6i4p7irh17d1g7368";
     };
-    buildInputs = [ MathBigInt MathBigIntGMP ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ MathBigIntGMP ];
   };
 
   CryptDHGMP = buildPerlPackage rec {