diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index ef5d973e19..c72c2211b3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -312,9 +312,11 @@ (define code
                                                   "guile-bytestructures"))
                                (ssh    (assoc-ref inputs "guile-ssh"))
                                (gnutls (assoc-ref inputs "gnutls"))
+                               (disarchive (assoc-ref inputs "disarchive"))
                                (locales (assoc-ref inputs "glibc-utf8-locales"))
                                (deps   (list gcrypt json sqlite gnutls git
-                                             bs ssh zlib lzlib zstd guile-lib))
+                                             bs ssh zlib lzlib zstd guile-lib
+                                             disarchive))
                                (deps*  (if avahi (cons avahi deps) deps))
                                (effective
                                 (read-line
@@ -416,6 +418,8 @@ (define code
          ("bootstrap/tar" ,(bootstrap-executable "tar" (%current-system)))
          ("bootstrap/xz" ,(bootstrap-executable "xz" (%current-system)))
 
+         ("disarchive" ,disarchive)               ;for 'guix perform-download'
+
          ("glibc-utf8-locales" ,glibc-utf8-locales)))
       (propagated-inputs
        `(("gnutls" ,gnutls)