diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hoppet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hoppet/default.nix
index 55714afbdce9..9c379f6a3474 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hoppet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hoppet/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, gfortran }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gfortran, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "hoppet-${version}";
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ gfortran ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    patchShebangs .
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Higher Order Perturbative Parton Evolution Toolkit";
     license     = licenses.gpl2;