diff --git a/rattail_fabric2/freetds.py b/rattail_fabric2/freetds.py
index 8591195..e451a47 100644
--- a/rattail_fabric2/freetds.py
+++ b/rattail_fabric2/freetds.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def install_from_source(c, user='rattail'):
         'automake',
         'autoconf',
         'gettext',
+        'gperf',
         'pkg-config',
     )