diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5a6e06a..c84dff6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           # Build only the main binary
           cargoBuildFlags = [ "-p" "zesdex-gateway" "--bin" "zesdex" ];
 
-          nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ pkg-config ];
+          nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ pkg-config perl ];
           buildInputs = with pkgs; [ openssl sqlite ];
 
           doCheck = false; # Tests require filesystem access