diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
index 7cdf66377d8f..8004af7686e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkg-config ]
-    ++ lib.optional cupsSupport cups; # for cups-config
+    ++ lib.optionals cupsSupport [ cups perl ]; # for cups-config
   buildInputs =
     [ ijs zlib ]
     ++ lib.optionals gimp2Support [ gimp.gtk gimp ]