diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/mapping/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/mapping/default.nix
index 2c91fad72264..13d7fd5dd526 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/mapping/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/mapping/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchurl
 , io # >= 2.2.7
 , geometry # >= 4.0.0
+, gdal
 }:
 
 buildOctavePackage rec {
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ buildOctavePackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-mrUQWqC15Ul5AHDvhMlNStqIMG2Zxa+hB2vDyeizLaI=";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    gdal
+  ];
+
   requiredOctavePackages = [
     io
     geometry