diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index 1819c849a3..e23f537ffe 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Prefix: /usr
 Requires: /usr/bin/perl
 Requires: curl
 Requires: perl-DBD-SQLite
+Requires: perl-devel
 
 # Hack to make that shitty RPM scanning hack shut up.
 Provides: perl(readmanifest)
diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 2851ff39c1..cc210d2c6d 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ let
       name = "nix-rpm-${diskImage.name}";
       src = jobs.tarball;
       diskImage = (diskImageFun vmTools.diskImageFuns)
-        { extraPackages = [ "perl-DBD-SQLite" ]; };
+        { extraPackages = [ "perl-DBD-SQLite" "perl-devel" ]; };
       memSize = 1024;
       meta.schedulingPriority = prio;
     };