diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdfgrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdfgrep/default.nix
index 3c1fca9a7c90..3b926a3a4fdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdfgrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdfgrep/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-libgcrypt-prefix=${lib.getDev libgcrypt}"
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config asciidoc ];
   buildInputs = [ poppler libgcrypt pcre ];