diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 114bcb58d97..a2314b74088 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -4448,6 +4448,7 @@ rec {
       url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/M/MA/MAKAMAKA/JSON-2.90.tar.gz;
       sha256 = "127yppvr17qik9pkd1vy901hs4l13kg6rhp76jdgcyask35v7nsd";
     };
+    buildInputs = [ TestPod ];
     meta = {
       description = "JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) encoder/decoder";
       license = "perl";