diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/octopus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/octopus/default.nix
index c32f4b8a5f9b..db08de018804 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/octopus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/octopus/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, gfortran, perl, procps
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, gfortran, which, perl, procps
 , libyaml, libxc, fftw, blas, lapack, gsl, netcdf, arpack, autoreconfHook
 , python3
 , enableFma ? stdenv.hostPlatform.fmaSupport
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    which
     perl
     procps
     autoreconfHook