diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/feh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/feh/default.nix
index a1ef5fcb4b6f..02e6a10295e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/feh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/feh/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -D -m 644 man/*.1 $out/share/man/man1
   '';
 
-  checkInputs = [ perlPackages.TestCommand ];
+  checkInputs = [ perlPackages.perl perlPackages.TestCommand ];
   preCheck = ''
     export PERL5LIB="${perlPackages.TestCommand}/${perlPackages.perl.libPrefix}"
   '';