diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
index 44c3eca6597b..375d73aef9d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ final: prev: {
     # These dependencies are required by
     # https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas.
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+      giflib
       pixman
       cairo
       pango