diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 0891a19303d..3eb0f7e8fcd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -3130,6 +3130,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       description = "Validates user input (usually from an HTML form) based on input profile";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
+    buildInputs = [ CGI ];
   };
 
   DataGUID = buildPerlPackage rec {