diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/default.nix
index 4d35bb34b91d..cead584b83ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "ranlib" "${lib.getBin stdenv.cc.bintools.bintools}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}ranlib"
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "STRIP=strip" "STRIP=${lib.getBin stdenv.cc.bintools.bintools}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}strip"
   '';
+  postInstall = ''
+    patchShebangs --update $out/bin/multispell
+  '';
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl zlib ];
-#  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+  buildInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Hebrew spell checker";