diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
index efe14da5834f..b18ad56da8e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, makeFontsConf, makeWrapper
+, cacert
 , cairo, coreutils, fontconfig, freefont_ttf
 , glib, gmp
 , gtk3
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-framework CoreFoundation")
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cacert wrapGAppsHook ];
 
   buildInputs = [ fontconfig libffi libtool sqlite gsettings-desktop-schemas gtk3 ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv CoreFoundation ];