diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 64fb80ed06d4..d2261814e152 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -2766,6 +2766,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/Z/ZE/ZEFRAM/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "1dk04jf78sv63lww1qzagxlywcc04cfd3cfvzz168d24db9cr5bz";
     };
+    buildInputs = [ ModuleBuild ];
   };
 
   DataOptList = buildPerlPackage {