diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/common-path.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/common-path.nix
index 3b267a543c6..c2e5dedfd22 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/common-path.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/common-path.nix
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
   pkgs.bash
   pkgs.patch
   pkgs.replace
+  pkgs.xz
 ]