diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 1a8e04c9f6..2613940daf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -15190,6 +15190,7 @@ (define-public texlive-glossaries
     (build-system texlive-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list #:link-scripts #~(list "makeglossaries" "makeglossaries-lite.lua")))
+    (inputs (list perl))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list texlive-amsmath
            texlive-datatool