diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/0.61.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/0.61.nix
index dfa98d392a2b..4456cd7ff285 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/0.61.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/0.61.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, cmake, ninja, pkgconfig, libiconv, libintlOrEmpty
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, cmake, ninja, pkgconfig, libiconv, libintl
 , zlib, curl, cairo, freetype, fontconfig, lcms, libjpeg, openjpeg
 , withData ? true, poppler_data
 , qt5Support ? false, qtbase ? null
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libiconv ] ++ libintlOrEmpty ++ lib.optional withData poppler_data;
+  buildInputs = [ libiconv libintl ] ++ lib.optional withData poppler_data;
 
   # TODO: reduce propagation to necessary libs
   propagatedBuildInputs = with lib;