diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 6365b7944..a44aa3f06 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ Executable pandoc
   Main-Is:         pandoc.hs
   Buildable:       True
   Other-Modules: Prelude
+                 Paths_pandoc
 
 Executable trypandoc
   Main-Is:         trypandoc.hs