diff --git a/srcpkgs/ruby/template b/srcpkgs/ruby/template
index 50a968a123a..1d6ba197a82 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ruby/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ruby/template
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Add_dependency run readline
 Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
 Add_dependency run libffi
 
+Add_dependency build coreutils
 Add_dependency build bison
 Add_dependency build groff
 Add_dependency build doxygen