diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
index 116effa45b14..81fbff823802 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , fetchzip
 , lib
 , writeScript
+, autoPatchelfHook
 }:
 
 { pname
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: (lib.recursiveUpdate {
     stripRoot = false;
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/gauge-plugins/${pname}/${finalAttrs.version}"
     cp -r . "$out/share/gauge-plugins/${pname}/${finalAttrs.version}"