diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kqemu/1.4.0pre1.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kqemu/1.4.0pre1.nix
index 75bb1e72d48..75d7483e33b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kqemu/1.4.0pre1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kqemu/1.4.0pre1.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rec {
     sha256 = "14dlmawn3gia1j401ag5si5k1a1vav7jpv86rl37p1hwmr7fihxs";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [];
+  buildInputs = [perl];
   configureFlags = [''--PREFIx=$out'' ''--kernel-path=$(ls -d ${kernel}/lib/modules/*/build)''];
   debugStep = fullDepEntry (''
   	cat config-host.mak
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index abc7b073157..c23dc7965d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5361,7 +5361,7 @@ let
     };
 
     kqemu = builderDefsPackage (selectVersion ../os-specific/linux/kqemu "1.4.0pre1") {
-      inherit kernel;
+      inherit kernel perl;
     };
 
     splashutils =