diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpg/default.nix
index d140b8b8a0c..3da153c3dc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwpg/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libwpd }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libwpd, xz }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libwpg-0.2.1";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libwpd ];
-  buildNativeInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ pkgconfig xz ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://libwpg.sourceforge.net;