diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
index 23700a2ddc2..cbae92dd6d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
 
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional libunwind.supportsHost libunwind; # support -k
+  buildInputs = [ perl.out ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional libunwind.supportsHost libunwind; # support -k
 
-  postPatch = "patchShebangs strace-graph";
+  postPatch = "patchShebangs --host strace-graph";
 
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86) "--enable-mpers=check";