diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-cleaner/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-cleaner/default.nix
index 4ee33df716b6..0417c8ed0b71 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-cleaner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-cleaner/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, parallel, sqlite, bc }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, parallel, sqlite, bc, file }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.36";
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     PREFIX=\"\" DESTDIR=$out make install
     wrapProgram $out/bin/profile-cleaner \
-      --prefix PATH : "${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ parallel sqlite bc ]}"
+      --prefix PATH : "${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ parallel sqlite bc file ]}"
   '';
 
   meta = {