diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
index 80b5f411e663..a7360741fe84 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , pkg-config
 , sphinx
 
+, lerc
 , libdeflate
 , libjpeg
 , xz
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # sure cross-compilation works first!
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config sphinx ];
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    lerc
+  ];
+
   # TODO: opengl support (bogus configure detection)
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     libdeflate