diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix
index 07f560fe272..124fd017818 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, librdf_raptor2, gmp, pkgconfig, pcre, libxml2 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, librdf_raptor2, gmp, pkgconfig, pcre, libxml2, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "rasqal-0.9.33";
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postInstall = "rm -rvf $out/share/gtk-doc";
 
+  checkInputs = [ perl ];
+  doCheck = false; # fails with "No testsuite plan file sparql-query-plan.ttl could be created in build/..."
+  doInstallCheck = false; # fails with "rasqal-config does not support (--help|--version)"
+
   meta = {
     description = "Library that handles Resource Description Framework (RDF)";
     homepage = http://librdf.org/rasqal;