diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
index b5abff94c796..8e2db5caab1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Perl is needed for `callgrind_{annotate,control}'.
   buildInputs = [ gdb perl ]  ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ bootstrap_cmds xnu ];
 
+  # Perl is also a native build input.
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;