diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 3a257dab37c..676b5e971a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -1515,6 +1515,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/CGI-PSGI-0.15.tar.gz;
       sha256 = "c50dcb10bf8486a9843baed032ad89d879ff2f41c993342dead62f947a598d91";
     };
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ CGI ];
     meta = {
       description = "Adapt CGI.pm to the PSGI protocol";
       license = "perl";