diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index f6792f58260a..515eeb3e287b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -2801,6 +2801,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/N/NE/NEELY/Data-Serializer-0.60.tar.gz;
       sha256 = "0ca4s811l7f2bqkx7vnyxbpp4f0qska89g2pvsfb3k0bhhbk0jdk";
     };
+    buildInputs = [ ModuleBuild ];
     meta = {
       description = "Modules that serialize data structures";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];