diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
index 48ec2a5a014..55229940244 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxml2 libxslt glib gtkmm2 glibmm libsigcxx lcms boost gettext
     gsl poppler imagemagick libwpg librevenge
     libvisio libcdr libexif potrace hicolor-icon-theme
+
+    python2Env perlPackages.perl
   ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;