diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/pure/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/pure/default.nix
index 709ca213db6e..69cb686bec27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/pure/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/pure/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 x@{builderDefsPackage
-  , llvm, gmp, mpfr
+  , llvm, gmp, mpfr, readline
   , ...}:
 builderDefsPackage
 (a :