diff --git a/pkgs/tools/games/weidu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/games/weidu/default.nix
index 0a144604b13d..1464dfbbf869 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/games/weidu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/games/weidu/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , ocaml-ng
 , perl
 , which
+, gnumake42
 }:
 
 let
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p obj/{.depend,x86_LINUX}
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ elkhound ocaml' perl which ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ elkhound ocaml' perl which gnumake42 ];
 
   buildFlags = [ "weidu" "weinstall" "tolower" ];