diff --git a/srcpkgs/nss/template b/srcpkgs/nss/template
index d30a33ea1fd..ed46eff0f7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nss/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nss/template
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib
 Add_dependency run nspr
 Add_dependency run sqlite
+Add_dependency build perl ">=0"
 Add_dependency build zlib-devel
 Add_dependency build nspr-devel
 Add_dependency build sqlite-devel