diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/xidel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/xidel/default.nix
index 97c74e370089..9865c302f985 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/xidel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/xidel/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchsvn, fetchFromGitHub, fpc }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchsvn, fetchFromGitHub, fpc, openssl }:
 
 let
   flreSrc = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ fpc ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-lcrypto" ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     patchShebangs \