diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bpftool/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bpftool/default.nix
index c54e3e38e9b5..8b288fc046a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bpftool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bpftool/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv
 , libopcodes, libbfd, libelf
-, linuxPackages_latest
+, linuxPackages_latest, zlib
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "bpftool";
   inherit (linuxPackages_latest.kernel) version src;
 
-  buildInputs = [ libopcodes libbfd libelf ];
+  buildInputs = [ libopcodes libbfd libelf zlib ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     cd tools/bpf/bpftool