diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
index e6169c48a445..b1e43597a275 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, libtool, ncurses }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, libtool, ncurses, ctags, sqlite, pythonPackages }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "global-6.3.4";
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libtool ncurses ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pythonPackages.pygments ];
 
   configurePhase =
     '' ./configure --prefix="$out" --disable-static ''
     + ''--with-posix-sort=$(type -p sort) ''
     + ''--with-ltdl-include=${libtool}/include --with-ltdl-lib=${libtool}/lib ''
-    + ''--with-ncurses=${ncurses}'';
+    + ''--with-ncurses=${ncurses}''
+    + ''--with-sqlite3=${sqlite}''
+    + ''--with-exuberant-ctags=${ctags}/bin/ctags'';
 
   doCheck = true;