diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix
index 5982e4abe0f7..771af5133561 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , boost
 , cmake
+, giflib
 , ilmbase
 , libjpeg
 , libpng
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
+    giflib
     ilmbase
     libjpeg
     libpng