diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/wapm/cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/wapm/cli/default.nix
index b71bb166ea8b..fcb206b1a752 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/wapm/cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/wapm/cli/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, perl
 , libiconv
 , openssl
 , rustPlatform
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-dv04AXOnzizjq/qx3qy524ylQHgE4gIBgeYI+2IRTug=";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
+
   buildInputs = [ libiconv openssl ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security SystemConfiguration ];