diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttf2pt1/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttf2pt1/default.nix
index 2deb8893f4e0..379db7d533f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttf2pt1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttf2pt1/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [ freetype ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ perl ];
   
   patches = ./gentoo-makefile.patch; # also contains the freetype patch