diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
index 4a00044bb557..827d7eb69799 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , sslSupport ? true, openssl ? null
 , static ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 , shared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+, bash
 }:
 
 assert compressionSupport -> zlib != null;
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ ./darwin-fix-configure.patch ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [libxml2 openssl]
+  buildInputs = [libxml2 openssl bash]
     ++ lib.optional compressionSupport zlib;
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   configureFlags = [
     (lib.enableFeature shared "shared")
     (lib.enableFeature static "static")