diff --git a/scripts/chapter8/8.37-gperf.sh b/scripts/chapter8/8.37-gperf.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..862b92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/chapter8/8.37-gperf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /sources
+tar xf gperf-3.1.tar.gz
+cd gperf-3.1
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/gperf-3.1
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+make -j5
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+make -j1 check
+
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf gperf-3.1
diff --git a/scripts/main.sh b/scripts/main.sh
index b6f57a9..efb844f 100644
--- a/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/scripts/main.sh
@@ -978,3 +978,15 @@ then
 	stop_script "chapter8/8.36-gdbm.sh"
 fi
 
+# Chapter 8.37
+# ============
+echo "Building gperf"
+su -c "bash $SCRIPT/chapter8/8.37-gperf.sh"
+
+# Exit on error
+check_exit_code
+if [ $exit_status -ne 0 ]
+then
+	stop_script "chapter8/8.37-gperf.sh"
+fi
+